બેઠક Bethak

શીતલ શબ્દ ઉચારીએ, અહં આનીએ નાહોં;

śītala śabda ucārīē, ahaṁ ānīē nāhōṁ;

Literally
Speak gentle words, do not bring ego into them;
What it means
Advises speaking kindly and humbly to others, as both friend and foe reside within one's own attitude.

Also said as

  • તેરા પ્યારા તુજમેં, દુશમનભી તુજ માંહી.
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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