બેઠક Bethak

કામ બેસી ના કરે, જેનાં રાજપુતી હાડ છે;

kāma bēsī nā karē, jēnāṁ rājaputī hāḍa chē;

Literally
They do not sit idle at work, those who have Rajput bones;
What it means
People of noble and brave character prefer to fight and take action rather than live in passive submission.

Also said as

  • એ તો મારે કાં મરે, સાચું સોરઠીઓ ભણે.
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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