બેઠક Bethak

શીંગાડું શણગાર્યું, પણ જમવાનું તેડું ન આવ્યું.

śīṁgāḍuṁ śaṇagāryuṁ, paṇa jamavānuṁ tēḍuṁ na āvyuṁ.

Literally
The water-chestnut was decorated, but no invitation to dine arrived.
What it means
Elaborate preparations were made for an event, but the opportunity itself never materialized.

Also said as

  • ધાયાં રહ્યાં ઘાતીયાં, ને સોંઠયો રહ્યો સાથ.
  • માથું ગુંથ્યું માથે પડ્યું, ને આંજણ આંજ્યું એળે ગયું.
  • સોઢી શણગારી, પણ વરના વાંધા.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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