બેઠક Bethak

ઘેલી સાસરે જાય નહીં, જાય ત્યારે એકવંગી પાછી પીહેરમાં આવે નહીં.

ghēlī sāsarē jāya nahīṁ, jāya tyārē ēkavaṁgī pāchī pīhēramāṁ āvē nahīṁ.

Literally
A foolish woman does not go to her in-laws' house, but when she goes, she does not return to her parents' house.
What it means
Said of an obstinate or foolish person who is extremely difficult to persuade to start a task, but once they do, they refuse to stop or return.

Also said as

  • ઘો મરનારી થાય, ત્યારે વાધરીવાડે જાય.
  • ઘોડા એટલા સવાર.
  • ઘોડાની ઓગઢમાં ગાય નભે.
  • ઘોડે ઘોડા દોડે, ત્યારે કાનસોરીના ફેર પડે.
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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