બેઠક Bethak

જાય તેનું કાળજું પણ ખસી જાય.

jāya tēnuṁ kāḷajuṁ paṇa khasī jāya.

Literally
When someone's possession goes, their heart slips away too.
What it means
Sustaining a major personal loss shatters a person's courage and peace of mind.

Also said as

  • જાળે જાળે સિંહ ન હોય.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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