બેઠક Bethak

પાન સડે, ઘોડા ઠડે, વિદ્યા વીસર જાય;

pāna saḍē, ghōḍā ṭhaḍē, vidyā vīsara jāya;

Literally
Leaves rot, horses become cold, knowledge is forgotten.
What it means
Anything that is not maintained or practiced will eventually deteriorate.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Used koys are always bright.

Also said as

  • તવા ઉપર રોટી જલે, કહે ચેલા કેમ થાય?
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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