બેઠક Bethak

ગાળું ગરાસીઆનું, ખાળું વાણીઆનું.

gāḷuṁ garāsīānuṁ, khāḷuṁ vāṇīānuṁ.

Literally
The Rajput woman's dance, the Bania's ditch.
What it means
Every community has its own distinct and often criticized habits.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
The Rajput woman's dance, the Kathi woman's bodice; the Bania's abuse, the saint's curse.

Also said as

  • વાણીઆ વરઘોડે, વાહેરા રાડે.
  • ઢાહરો—રાજપુતાણીના રાસડા, કાઠિયાણીના કાપ;
  • વાણીઆનું વગેણું, સાધુ જનનો શાપ.
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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