બેઠક Bethak

કુલકે દીપક સપુત હે, મુખકે દીપક પાન;

kulakē dīpaka saputa hē, mukhakē dīpaka pāna;

Literally
The light of the family is a good son, the light of the mouth is betel leaf.
What it means
A virtuous son brings honor to his family.

Also said as

  • ઘરકે દીપક સ્ત્રી કહે, ઘટકે દીપક પાન.
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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