બેઠક Bethak

વર વિનાની હજે, પણ ઘર વિનાની ન હજો.

vara vinānī hajē, paṇa ghara vinānī na hajō.

Literally
May you be without a husband, but never without a home.
What it means
Having shelter and a secure place to live is more critical for survival than having a partner.

Also said as

  • વરસ ખાઈ ગયો છે; વરસ કુતરાને ધાલ્યાં છે.
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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