બેઠક Bethak

સાસરું હેઠ, મહીઅર હેઠ, સૌથી વહાલાં આંખ ને પેટ.

sāsaruṁ hēṭha, mahīara hēṭha, sauthī vahālāṁ āṁkha nē pēṭa.

Literally
The husband's home is low, the mother's home is low, dearest of all are one's own eyes and stomach.
What it means
One's own personal well-being and self-interest always come before any family ties or loyalties.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Home is home, be it ever so homely.

Also said as

  • સાસુ કહે રાંડ, વહુ કહે રાંડ, વચ્ચે દીકરાના ધાણુ.
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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