બેઠક Bethak

જયસે જલમેં ખુદબુદે, પલમેં હોત વિનાશ;

jayasē jalamēṁ khudabudē, palamēṁ hōta vināśa;

Literally
Just like bubbles in water, which are destroyed in a moment.
What it means
Human life is extremely fragile and can vanish in an instant, just like a water bubble.

Also said as

  • મોહનલાલ મનકું કહે, તયસી તનકી આશ.
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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