બેઠક Bethak

આઇ કજા તો મર ગયે, શેર બખર ઓર બાજ;

āi kajā tō mara gayē, śēra bakhara ōra bāja;

Literally
When death came, the lion, the goat, and the hawk died.
What it means
Death is the ultimate equalizer that spares neither the powerful predator nor the weak prey.

Also said as

  • ઉનફી ભૂ ખાલી પરી, ગધા કરત હે રાજ.
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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