બેઠક Bethak

સાસરે જતાં કોઈ છીનાળ કહે નહીં.

sāsarē jatāṁ kōī chīnāḷa kahē nahīṁ.

Literally
No one calls you a prostitute while going to the in-laws.
What it means
People are generally polite and avoid criticism when someone is performing a socially expected duty.

Also said as

  • સાસરે જતાં કાઈ છીનાળ કહે નહીં.
  • પ્રભુ ભજતાં કોઈદોષ લહે નહીં.
  • ધણી ઉઠાવે તેને કાઈ ચોર કહે નહીં.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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