બેઠક Bethak

ગેલણ કહે ધરડાં થયાં, જંગે ભાગ્યાં જોર;

gēlaṇa kahē dharaḍāṁ thayāṁ, jaṁgē bhāgyāṁ jōra;

Literally
Gellan says we have become old, the strength has fled from the limbs.
What it means
Old age inevitably brings the decline of physical strength and vigor.

Also said as

  • બખ્ખે બરછીવા ઠેકતાં, નળીઓ હતી નકાર.
  • સદા ન જોબન સ્થિર રહે, સદા ન લક્ષ્મી નેહ;
  • જોબન ચલ સંસાર ચલ, ચલ વૈભવ ચલ દેહ.
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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