બેઠક Bethak

(શરીરે) ધરડા થયો, પણ જીવ (મન) ધરડા થતા નથી.

(śarīrē) dharaḍā thayō, paṇa jīva (mana) dharaḍā thatā nathī.

Literally
The body grew old, but the spirit does not grow old.
What it means
Physical aging does not extinguish a person's youthful desires or passions.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
He has a cold tooth yet in his mouth.

Also said as

  • જુઠી થોડી લાલ લગામ, ચડને વાલા મેં જવાન.
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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