બેઠક Bethak

સોરઠા—ભાઇઓની ભલાઈ, મરે તો મેલાય નહીં; દુઃખે દાઝે દિલમાંહે, ભાઈ વિનાનો ભવ.

sōraṭhā—bhāiōnī bhalāī, marē tō mēlāya nahīṁ; duḥkhē dājhē dilamāṁhē, bhāī vinānō bhava.

Literally
The goodness of brothers is not lost even if they die; the heart burns in pain, life is empty without a brother.
What it means
The loss of a brother is an irreplaceable and profound tragedy.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Blood is thicker than water.

Also said as

  • સોરઠા—ભાઇઓની ભલાઈ, મરે તો મેલાય નહીં;
  • દુઃખે દાઝે દિલમાંહે, ભાઈ વિનાનો ભવ.
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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