બેઠક Bethak

ઉંચું પદ આશ્રય વિના, કાઈ નથી પામેલ;

uṁcuṁ pada āśraya vinā, kāī nathī pāmēla;

Literally
No one has ever attained a high position without support.
What it means
Success and high status require the assistance or backing of others.

Also said as

  • કદીએ ઉંચી નવ ચડે, વણ આધારે વેલ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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