બેઠક Bethak

ઘડીઆં પિતળીઆં વાગી ગયાં છે.

ghaḍīāṁ pitaḷīāṁ vāgī gayāṁ chē.

Literally
The brass bells have rung.
What it means
Used to indicate that someone has reached a state of total ruin or has completed their life's journey.

Also said as

  • ધણુ સાંઢા ઓળાંડેલ છે.
  • અડતાલીશે સંસ્કાર થઈ ગયા છે.
  • ગધેડે બેસી ઘેર ઉતરે તેવા છે.
  • આ કુવે ઘણી ઘેડા પુટી છે.
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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