बिद्या नै धन हो
Bidhya nai dhan ho.
Education is Wealth.
Baahun ko tuppi aerial na antenna
Baahun ko tuppi aerial na antenna
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Bidhya nai dhan ho.
Education is Wealth.
Bihe garne almal ma kt khojnai birsiyo.
Mukhya kam nai birsinu.
Baiguni lai gun le maarnu.
Kill the ungrateful with gratitude.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Pandit ko tuppi na antena na aerial.
Tuppi bhanda maathi thaat chhaina, baahun bhandaa maathi jaat chhaina
Jaha dahi, tyahi baahun ko sahi.
Paisa jaha aauxa tehaaa baahun ko sahi hunxa
Baahun ko birtaa bokaa ko mol maa jaanchha.
Baahun ko sekhi jhaarna newaar le bhangraa ko dhoti lagaauchha.
Baahun lai dini khudo maathi chini.