બેઠક Bethak

વસ્તી જ્યાં બહુ મેરની, નારી પાતળ પેટ;

vastī jyāṁ bahu mēranī, nārī pātaḷa pēṭa;

Literally
Where Mer people live in large numbers, and women have slender waists;
What it means
Praise of the Barda region for its brave populace, beautiful women, and fine produce.

Also said as

  • ઘી પથ્થર વખાણમાં, ભોય બરડા બેટ.
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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