બેઠક Bethak

પલક દરિઆવ, મેજ મેહેરાણુ.

palaka dariāva, mēja mēhērāṇu.

Literally
In a moment an ocean, in an instant a sea.
What it means
Fortunes and emotions can change dramatically and abundantly in the blink of an eye.

Also said as

  • પલાળ્યું તે મુંડવું અથવા મુંડાવવું.
  • પહેલું તિર્થ સાસુ સસરા, બીજું તિર્થ શાળી;
  • ઠીકઠાક માતપિતા, શ્રેષ્ઠ તિર્થ ધરવાળી.
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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