બેઠક Bethak

વગ વિણ પગ પેસે નહીં, ખગ ઊડે આકાશ;

vaga viṇa paga pēsē nahīṁ, khaga ūḍē ākāśa;

Literally
Without support, feet do not enter, birds do not fly in the sky.
What it means
Nothing can be achieved without the necessary backing or influence.

Also said as

  • વગ ન હોત પક્ષની, તો ખગ થાત નિરાશ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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