બેઠક Bethak

પહેલી રાતે મરે, તેને પાછલી રાત સુધી કોણ રડે.

pahēlī rātē marē, tēnē pāchalī rāta sudhī kōṇa raḍē.

Literally
Who will weep until the latter part of the night for one who dies in the first part of the night?
What it means
Grief and sympathy naturally fade over time, and people cannot mourn indefinitely.

Also said as

  • પહેલી રાતે સૌ કાઈ જાગે, બીજી રાતે ભોગી;
  • ત્રીજી રાતે રાગી જાગે, ચોથી રાતે જોગી.
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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