બેઠક Bethak

હરણફરડકા રાતદિવસની ચિંતા.

haraṇapharaḍakā rātadivasanī ciṁtā.

Literally
Constant leaping like a deer, anxiety day and night.
What it means
Living in a state of constant fear, restlessness, and perpetual anxiety.

Also said as

  • હરહર ગંગા ગોદાવરી, કાંઈક શ્રદ્ધા કાંઈક જોરાવરી.
  • હર હિલ્લે રોજગાર, હર બાહાને મોત.
  • હલકી ગાલ્લી આગળ દોડે.
  • હળ છૂટ્યાં ને ભાત આવ્યું.
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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