બેઠક Bethak

છોકરા શોભે બાપ ઘેર, છોકરી શોભે વર ઘેર.

chōkarā śōbhē bāpa ghēra, chōkarī śōbhē vara ghēra.

Literally
Sons look good at their father's house, daughters look good at their husband's house.
What it means
Everyone has a proper, socially accepted place where they belong and thrive.

Also said as

  • છો ભલા કે છેયા ભલા. ભલાભાઈની પ્રીત (એટલે પરવા 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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