બેઠક Bethak

પ્રીત પ્રીત સદા કરત હે, પ્રીત બડી વિપરીત;

prīta prīta sadā karata hē, prīta baḍī viparīta;

Literally
They always cry 'love, love', but love is very difficult.
What it means
People speak lightly of love, but true love demands immense sacrifice and can bring great hardship.

Also said as

  • વિપરીત લાગે ના કરે તો કરે ખુશીયે પ્રીત.
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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