બેઠક Bethak

દીવાન મેરૂ ને ભાણ, સુલ્તાન ને કુંભા થયા;

dīvāna mērū nē bhāṇa, sultāna nē kuṁbhā thayā;

Literally
Dewan Meru and Bhan, Sultan and Kumbha existed;
What it means
Great historical leaders were mines of courage and strength.

Also said as

  • હતા હીમતાની ખાણ, સાચું સોરઠીઆ ભણે.
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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