બેઠક Bethak

ખેતાં નહીં પર હથડે, આપ કરનમેં સાર.

khētāṁ nahīṁ para hathaḍē, āpa karanamēṁ sāra.

Literally
Not on others' hands, there is essence in doing it yourself.
What it means
One should rely on one's own efforts rather than others.

Also said as

  • જાતે જે નર કરી શકે, તે ન અવરથી થાય.
  • આપ મુઆ વિના કાઇથી, સ્વર્ગે નવ જવાય.
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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