બેઠક Bethak

પારકા ધણી પાછળ સતી થવું.

pārakā dhaṇī pāchaḷa satī thavuṁ.

Literally
To commit sati after another woman's husband.
What it means
Sacrificing oneself or suffering grief for someone with whom one has no personal connection.

Also said as

  • પારકા બાપનું શ્રાદ્ધ કોણ કરે.
  • પારકી મા કાન વીંધે.
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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