જેને બેટી, તેની ગરદન હેઠી.

jēnē bēṭī, tēnī garadana hēṭhī.

Literally: He who has a daughter must keep his neck bowed.
What it means: Parenting a daughter traditionally obliges parents to maintain humility before society.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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