બેઠક Bethak

ચુણ્યા દેવલ ગીર પડે, જાયા સૌ મર જાય;

cuṇyā dēvala gīra paḍē, jāyā sau mara jāya;

Literally
Built temples fall down, all those born die;
What it means
Everything that is created or born must eventually perish.

Also said as

  • ઊગ્યા સૌ આયમે, પુલ્યા સૌ કરમાય.
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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