બેઠક Bethak

બાર બોલાવણુ બેસણું, બીડું ને બહુ માન;

bāra bōlāvaṇu bēsaṇuṁ, bīḍuṁ nē bahu māna;

Literally
Twelve invitations, sitting, betel nut, and much respect; if there are no five people in that house, know that house as a graveyard.
What it means
A house is only truly alive when it is filled with people and social warmth.

Also said as

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