બેઠક Bethak

આવતી વહુ ને બેસતા રાજા, પહેલી રાખે શરમ, પછી મૂકે ગાજ,

āvatī vahu nē bēsatā rājā, pahēlī rākhē śarama, pachī mūkē gāja,

Literally
An arriving daughter-in-law and a sitting king, first keep shame, then let out a shout,
What it means
Newcomers or those in new positions of power are initially reserved before asserting their authority.

Also said as

  • આવવાની ચાર દિશા, ને જવાની બારે વાટ.
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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