બેઠક Bethak

ક્યાં યુધિષ્ઠિર નરપતિ, ક્યાં વિક્રમ ભૂપાલ;

kyāṁ yudhiṣṭhira narapati, kyāṁ vikrama bhūpāla;

Literally
Where is King Yudhishthira, and where is King Vikrama?
What it means
Even the greatest kings are eventually consumed by time, leaving only their fame behind.

Also said as

  • કીર્તિ જગમેં રહે ગઈ, સબકુ ખા ગયા કાલ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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