બેઠક Bethak

ભલે મુવા ભાભો, જે પામ્યા ગોદીના ગાભો.

bhalē muvā bhābhō, jē pāmyā gōdīnā gābhō.

Literally
It is well that the old man died, having enjoyed the padded cloth in the lap.
What it means
Said when death arrives after a person has lived a comfortable, full life.

Also said as

  • ભલે હોય ભુંડા ભલે તોએ ભાઈ.
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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