બેઠક Bethak

ભલામાં ભલી પૃથ્વી છે કે ચાલવા દે છે.

bhalāmāṁ bhalī pr̥thvī chē kē cālavā dē chē.

Literally
The best thing about the earth is that it allows one to walk upon it.
What it means
Expresses humble gratitude for mere survival despite life's hardships.

Also said as

  • ભલે ભલે પડ્યો દુકાળ, કે સગાંસંબંધીને આવ્યા પાર.
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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