બેઠક Bethak

શીતલ, પાતલ, જાનગત, અલ્પાહાર, અરેપ;

śītala, pātala, jānagata, alpāhāra, arēpa;

Literally
Cool-tempered, slender, knowledgeable, eating little, chaste; if these qualities are absent, there are great flaws in a woman.
What it means
Sets forth traditional ideal virtues expected of a woman.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Cool-headed, slender, knowledgeable, moderate in eating, and chaste; if these virtues are not present, there are great faults in a woman.

Also said as

  • એટલા ગુણ ન હોય, તો સ્ત્રીમાં મોટા દોષ.
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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