બેઠક Bethak

સાસરા સુખ વાસરા, દો દિન.

sāsarā sukha vāsarā, dō dina.

Literally
Happiness in the in-laws' house lasts two days.
What it means
Hospitality or temporary comfort is short-lived.

Also said as

  • તીન દીન રહેગા વે ખાય.
  • કાંઈક વધુ કીજીએ, ગદ્યા હે.
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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