બેઠક Bethak

ખાણકા પુનલા બના, ખાખરી તસવીર હે;

khāṇakā punalā banā, khākharī tasavīra hē;

Literally
Made of dust, a picture of dust; in dust the lord will merge, again dust is the follower.
What it means
Humans are made of dust and will return to dust.

Also said as

  • ખાખમે મીર જપગે, ફીર ખાખ દામનગીર હે.
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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