બેઠક Bethak

બચન તજે ન સત્યપુરુષ, તજે પ્રાણ અરુ દેશ;

bacana tajē na satyapuruṣa, tajē prāṇa aru dēśa;

Literally
A truthful man does not break his word, even if he has to give up his life and his country.
What it means
Honorable people value their promises above their own lives and worldly possessions.

Also said as

  • પ્રાણ પુત્ર દુહુ પરહર્યા, બચન હેત અવધેશ.
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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