Nepali proverb
बाँदर को पुच्छर, लौरो न हतियार
Badar ko puchchhar lauro na hatiyaar
Being useless.
Nepali proverb
बाघ समाउन गएको, खरायोले खस्र्याक्क गर्दा मुर्छा
Bagh samauna gayeko, kharayo le khasryak garda murchha.
How to read it
Bagh samauna gayeko, kharayo le khasryak garda murchha.
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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
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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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काम गर्दा नोकरले जसरी, खाना खाँदा राजाले जसरी
Kaam garda nokar le jasari, khaba khada raja le jasari.
Kaam garna pare paxi kaam garna ni tayar huni ani khana base paxi khana ni majja le khani.
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बाघ बुढो भए पनि घाँस खाँदैन
Bagh budo bhaye pani ghas khadaina.
Nepali proverb
बाघ कराउनु बाख्रो हराउनु
Bagh karaunu bakhro haraunu.
Nepali proverb
बाघको बाटो बाघ हिड्छ, सर्पको बाटो सर्प
Bagh ko baato bagh hidchha, sarpa ko baato sarpa.
Nepali proverb
बाघले नचिनेको वन र वनले नचिनेको बाघ हुँदैन
Bagh le nachineko ban ra ban le nachineko bagh hudaina.
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बैंक लुट्नेलाई भन्दा समाउन जाने पुलिसलाई लाज
Bank lutne lai bhanda samauna jane police lai laaj.