Nepali proverb
बाँदर को पुच्छर, लौरो न हतियार
Badar ko puchchhar lauro na hatiyaar
Being useless.
Nepali proverb
बाघको बाटो बाघ हिड्छ, सर्पको बाटो सर्प
Bagh ko baato bagh hidchha, sarpa ko baato sarpa.
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Bagh ko baato bagh hidchha, sarpa ko baato sarpa.
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बाँदरको हातमा नरिवल
Badar ko haat maa nariwal.
For a fragile thing or responsibility falling in the hands of irresponsible people
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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.
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मान्छेमा ईख, सर्पमा बिष नभए कोही डराउदैन
Maanche maa ikh, sarpa maa bish nabhaye kohi daraudaina.
Beware of a man's pride like you would a snake's poison
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बाघ बुढो भए पनि घाँस खाँदैन
Bagh budo bhaye pani ghas khadaina.
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बाघ कराउनु बाख्रो हराउनु
Bagh karaunu bakhro haraunu.
Nepali proverb
बाघले नचिनेको वन र वनले नचिनेको बाघ हुँदैन
Bagh le nachineko ban ra ban le nachineko bagh hudaina.
Nepali proverb
बाघ समाउन गएको, खरायोले खस्र्याक्क गर्दा मुर्छा
Bagh samauna gayeko, kharayo le khasryak garda murchha.
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विष नभएको सर्प र ईख नभएको मानिस काम लाग्दैन
Bish nabhayeko sarpa ra ikh nabhayeko maanish maak laagdaina.