બેઠક Bethak

જે પાવે અતિ ઉચ્ચ પદ, તાકા પતન નિદાન;

jē pāvē ati ucca pada, tākā patana nidāna;

Literally
He who attains an extremely high position is destined to fall;
What it means
Reminds that those who rise to the absolute peak of power or status must eventually experience a decline.

Also said as

  • જ્યાં તપત મધ્યાહ્ન લગ, અસ્ત હોત હે ભાન.
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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