Nepali proverb
बाघ बुढो भयो भने नि शिकार गर्न छाड्दैन
Baagh budo bhaye pani sikaar garna chhaddaina.
If it's in your nature you won't ever stop
Nepali proverb
बाघ देख्न बिरालो हेर्नु, शत्रु देख्न दाजुभाइको हेर्नु
Baagh dekhna biraalo hernu, satru dekhna daaju bhai hernu.
How to read it
Baagh dekhna biraalo hernu, satru dekhna daaju bhai hernu.
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Nepali proverb
बाँदर को पुच्छर, लौरो न हतियार
Badar ko puchchhar lauro na hatiyaar
Being useless.
Nepali proverb
बाँदरको हातमा नरिवल
Badar ko haat maa nariwal.
For a fragile thing or responsibility falling in the hands of irresponsible people
Proverbs that share words with this one
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Nepali proverb
बाघको न्यास्रो लागे बिरालोको अनुहार हेर्नु
Baagh ko nyaasro laage biralo ko anuhaar hernu.
Nepali proverb
घरको बाघ वनको बिरालो
Ghar ko baagh ban ko biraalo.
Nepali proverb
सत्रु पछ्याउने भाई, तन्नेरी पछ्याउने बुहारी
Satru pachhaune bhai, tanneri bachhaune buhaari.
Nepali proverb
शत्रु नदेखे भाईको मुख हेर्नु
Shatru nadekhe bhai ko mukh hernu.
Deception
आँटी छोरीलाई बाघले नि खाँदैन
Aanti chhori lai baagh le ni khaadaina.
Close bond between family members
Fate
अभागीको भाई सप्रन्छ, भाग्यमानीको छोरो सप्रन्छ
Abhaagi ko bhai sapranchha, bhaagyamaani ko chhoro sapranchha.
No one can escape their destiny