બેઠક Bethak

સાસરું પીહેર પાસે વસે, તે નારી કાંતને હસે.

sāsaruṁ pīhēra pāsē vasē, tē nārī kāṁtanē hasē.

Literally
The woman whose in-laws and parental home are close together mocks her husband.
What it means
Having her parents' house nearby gives a wife the backing to disrespect her husband.

Also said as

  • સાસરું પીહેર પાસે વસે.
  • તે નારી કાંતને હસે.
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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