બેઠક Bethak

નદી વાંકી વળામણે, ને કરસણ વાંકી જર;

nadī vāṁkī vaḷāmaṇē, nē karasaṇa vāṁkī jara;

Literally
A river is beautiful in its bends, and cultivation is beautiful in its yield; a man is handsome with his tilted turban, and a woman with her curved eyes.
What it means
Different things find their unique beauty and value in their specific curves, bends, or characteristics.

Also said as

  • પુરુષ વાંકા પાઘડી, નેણાં વાંકી નાર.
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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