બેઠક Bethak

પ્રશ્ન—કહા ન અબળા કર શકે, કહા ન સિંધુ સમાય;

praśna—kahā na abaḷā kara śakē, kahā na siṁdhu samāya;

Literally
Question: What can a woman not do, what cannot fit in the ocean, what can fire not burn, what does time not consume?
What it means
A riddling question posed regarding the boundless nature of human deeds, fame, righteousness, and reputation.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Question: What can a woman not do, what cannot the ocean contain? What can fire not burn, what does time not consume?

Also said as

  • કહા ન પાવક જલા શકે, કહા કાલ નહીં ખાય?
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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