બેઠક Bethak

મરીને માળવા લેવાય નહીં.

marīnē māḷavā lēvāya nahīṁ.

Literally
One cannot die and take the attic with them.
What it means
You cannot take your worldly possessions with you when you die, so do not be overly attached to them.

Also said as

  • થાય તેટલું કરીએ.
  • કાંઈ કામ સારૂ મરીએ?,
  • કાંઈ ચુલા ઉપર ચઢાય છે.
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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