બેઠક Bethak

શૂરવીર નિર્ધન જગત, યશ લેઈ સુરપુર જાય; સુમ જગતમેં ધન સહિત, અપયશ લે મર જાય.

śūravīra nirdhana jagata, yaśa lēī surapura jāya; suma jagatamēṁ dhana sahita, apayaśa lē mara jāya.

Literally
A brave warrior, poor in the world, goes to the city of gods taking fame; a miser in the world, with wealth, dies taking infamy.
What it means
True honor lies in bravery and virtue rather than hoarded wealth, as a poor hero is remembered with glory while a rich miser dies in disgrace.

Also said as

  • શૂરવીર નિર્ધન જગત, યશ લેઈ સુરપુર જાય.
  • સુમ જગતમેં ધન સહિત, અપયશ લે મર જાય.
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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