બેઠક Bethak

ધરતી નિત્ય નવેરડી, કેની ન પુરી આશ;

dharatī nitya navēraḍī, kēnī na purī āśa;

Literally
The earth is always a young bride, she has fulfilled no one's desires;
What it means
The world and its material pleasures outlive everyone, leaving even the greatest kings unsatisfied in the end.

Also said as

  • કેતા રાવ રમ ગયે, કેતા ગયા નિરાશ.
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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