બેઠક Bethak

જેથી લાગ્યો જીવ, તેથી તન તારવીએ નહીં;

jēthī lāgyō jīva, tēthī tana tāravīē nahīṁ;

Literally
From whom your soul is attached, do not save your body from them.
What it means
One should be willing to sacrifice one's physical life and safety for the sake of the beloved.

Also said as

  • ભલે જાય સમૂળા શરીર, વીસારીએ ન વીંઝરા.
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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