બેઠક Bethak

ઉત્તર—સૂત ન અબળા કર શકે, યશ નહીં સિંધુ સમાય;

uttara—sūta na abaḷā kara śakē, yaśa nahīṁ siṁdhu samāya;

Literally
Answer: A woman cannot produce a son alone, fame cannot be contained in the ocean, fire cannot burn righteousness, time cannot consume a good name.
What it means
Resolves the riddle by asserting that true righteousness and a good name are imperishable.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Answer: A woman cannot create a son, the ocean cannot contain fame; fire cannot burn righteousness, time cannot consume a name.

Also said as

  • ધર્મ ન પાવક જલા શકે, નામ કાલ નહીં ખાય.
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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