બેઠક Bethak

બાર બોલાવણ બેસણું, બીહુ ને બહુ માન;

bāra bōlāvaṇa bēsaṇuṁ, bīhu nē bahu māna;

Literally
Twelve calls to sit, and immense honor for both;
What it means
Describes a hospitable home where guests receive great respect and warm invitations.

Also said as

  • જે ઘેર પાંચ ખણ્યા નહીં, તે ઘર જાણ મસાણ.
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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