બેઠક Bethak

દોહતી સુવે, ને વલોવતી ઉઠે.

dōhatī suvē, nē valōvatī uṭhē.

Literally
She goes to sleep milking, and wakes up churning.
What it means
Describes a woman whose life is consumed by endless, relentless household chores from morning till night.
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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