Nepali proverb
बाँदर को पुच्छर, लौरो न हतियार
Badar ko puchchhar lauro na hatiyaar
Being useless.
Nepali proverb
बाघको न्यास्रो लागे बिरालोको अनुहार हेर्नु
Baagh ko nyaasro laage biralo ko anuhaar hernu.
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Baagh ko nyaasro laage biralo ko anuhaar hernu.
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Nepali proverb
बाँदरको हातमा नरिवल
Badar ko haat maa nariwal.
For a fragile thing or responsibility falling in the hands of irresponsible people
Nepali proverb
बाध दुब्लाएर बिरालो हुदैन
Baag dublaayera biralo hudaina.
True nature or essence of something, does not change merely
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
बाघ देख्न बिरालो हेर्नु, शत्रु देख्न दाजुभाइको हेर्नु
Baagh dekhna biraalo hernu, satru dekhna daaju bhai hernu.
Deception
आँटी छोरीलाई बाघले नि खाँदैन
Aanti chhori lai baagh le ni khaadaina.
Close bond between family members
Adaptability
अघि हेर्नु चार हात, पछि हेर्नु बाह्र हात
Aghi hernu chaar haat, pachhi hernu bahra haat
It takes more effort to move forward & achieve something than to look back and dwell on the past
Awareness
अनुहार न दनुवार, पाण्डव सुनुवार
Anuhaar na danuhaar, pandab sunuwar.
Being attentive and heeding wisdom at all times unceasingly
Consequences
अनुहार न दनुवार पोइ खोज्न थाली
Anuhaar na danuwaar poi khojna thaali.
Constantly looking for something new rather than being content
Nepali proverb
बाध दुब्लाएर बिरालो हुदैन
Baag dublaayera biralo hudaina.
True nature or essence of something, does not change merely