બેઠક Bethak

પરણીને બેઠી પાટ, ને સાસુના કુલા ચાટ.

paraṇīnē bēṭhī pāṭa, nē sāsunā kulā cāṭa.

Literally
Married and seated on the wooden bench, and licking the mother-in-law's buttocks.
What it means
Said of a newlywed bride who, despite her elevated status, must still flatter and serve her mother-in-law submissively.

Also said as

  • પરણેલી દીકરી, પરાણા દાખલ.
  • મેરી પડોસણ ચાવલ ખાંદે મેરે હાથ ફેલા પડે;
  • મીયાં આવે તો પુછું હું, ચાવલ ખાંદે સે જીવે કયે.
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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