બેઠક Bethak

જહી મિલે સુખ હોત હય, વે બિછુડે દુઃખ હોય;

jahī milē sukha hōta haya, vē bichuḍē duḥkha hōya;

Literally
Meeting whom brings happiness, and parting from whom brings misery.
What it means
Said of a beloved friend or companion whose presence is a source of pure joy and whose absence causes deep sorrow.

Also said as

  • સૂર ઊદે પુલે કમળ, વે બિન સંકુચે સોય.
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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