બેઠક Bethak

વર રલ્લો વાસી, કન્યા ગઈ નાસી.

vara rallō vāsī, kanyā gaī nāsī.

Literally
The bridegroom remained stale, and the bride ran away.
What it means
Said when a lazy or slow person loses an opportunity because they delayed too long.

Also said as

  • વર વિના જાન હોય નહીં.
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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