બેઠક Bethak

સાસરા સુખ વાસરા, દો દિનકા આસરા.

sāsarā sukha vāsarā, dō dinakā āsarā.

Literally
The comfort of the in-laws' home lasts a day or two; it is shelter for two days.
What it means
Hospitality at an in-law's house is short-lived and grows burdensome if prolonged.

Also said as

  • સાસરા સુખ વાસરા, દો દિનકા આશરા;
  • તીન દિન રહેગા વા ખાય ખાસડા:
  • કાંઈક વધુ કીજીએ, ગઢા હોય તો રીજીએ.
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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