બેઠક Bethak

શીતલ, પાતલ, જ્ઞાનગત, અલ્પહાર, અરેપ;

śītala, pātala, jñānagata, alpahāra, arēpa;

Literally
Cool, thin, knowledgeable, light-eating, non-angry.
What it means
These are the ideal qualities of a virtuous woman.

Also said as

  • એટલા ગુણ ન હોય, તો સ્ત્રીમાં મોટા દોષ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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