બેઠક Bethak

ઓછી કુપે અવતર્યા, પાપ તણે નદી પાર;

ōchī kupē avataryā, pāpa taṇē nadī pāra;

Literally
Born of a low family, crossing the river of sin;
What it means
One cannot escape the hardships and destiny written by the Creator, even if it means suffering due to a low birth or facing untimely death.

Also said as

  • અણખુટે મરવું પડે, લેખ લખ્યા કિરતાર.
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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