બેઠક Bethak

ગોધન, ગજધન, રાજધન, ઓર રતન ધન ખાન;

gōdhana, gajadhana, rājadhana, ōra ratana dhana khāna;

Literally
Cattle-wealth, elephant-wealth, kingdom-wealth, and the mine of jewel-wealth;
What it means
Lists all forms of worldly riches to show they are worthless compared to the wealth of contentment.

Also said as

  • જબ આવે સંતોષ ધન, સબ ધન ધૂલ સમાન.
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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