બેઠક Bethak

કુલકે દીપક સપુત હે, સુખકે દીપક પાન;

kulakē dīpaka saputa hē, sukhakē dīpaka pāna;

Literally
A good son is the lamp of the lineage, betel leaf is the lamp of happiness; woman is called the lamp of the home, life-breath is the lamp of the body.
What it means
Extols the key elements that bring light, honor, and vitality to different aspects of life.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
A good son is the lamp of the family, a leaf is the lamp of happiness; a woman is the lamp of the house, a leaf is the lamp of the body.

Also said as

  • ઘરકે દીપક સ્ત્રી કહે, ઘટકે દીપક પાન.
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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