બેઠક Bethak

ચડક જા બેટા શૂલી પર, લે ખુદાકા નામ.

caḍaka jā bēṭā śūlī para, lē khudākā nāma.

Literally
Climb onto the gallows, son, and take the name of God.
What it means
Said when urging someone to face an inevitable, dangerous, or fatal ordeal with courage and faith.

Also said as

  • ચડકે તે પડે, શું પડશે પીસનારી.
  • ભાગે તો ધનવાળે, શું ભાગશે ભીખારી?
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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