બેઠક Bethak

વંદું છું મહારાજ, તો કહે તમારા ગુણ જાણું છું.

vaṁduṁ chuṁ mahārāja, tō kahē tamārā guṇa jāṇuṁ chuṁ.

Literally
I bow to you, O lord, and he replies, 'I know your true character.'
What it means
Said when someone tries to flatter a superior who already sees right through their insincerity.

Also said as

  • વાંકા નરને વિધન ઘણાં, યહણા પાવડીએ,
  • થાળી વેચી રસોઈ કીધી, જમ્યા દાયરીએ.
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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