બેઠક Bethak

વરને પરણ્યાનો લાભ, તો જાનેઆને જમ્યાનો લાભ.

varanē paraṇyānō lābha, tō jānēānē jamyānō lābha.

Literally
The groom gets the benefit of the marriage, and the wedding guests get the benefit of the feast.
What it means
Everyone involved in an event gains some form of benefit from it.

Also said as

  • પાસાં રોવ્યાં હોય તેનો પણ લાભ મળે.
  • તમને ચમર ઢળશે, તો પવનના લેહેરખા અમને પણ આવશે.
  • પાડોસીનું પણ સારું હોય તો લાભ મળે ને મળે.
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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