बिद्या नै धन हो
Bidhya nai dhan ho.
Education is Wealth.
Bahra barsha maa poi aayo, mai raadi lai jworo aayo.
Bahra barsha maa poi aayo, mai raadi lai jworo aayo.
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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.
Bahra barsha bible padaayo, bhukampa aauda Ram Ram
Bahra barsha ramayan padaayo, sita kaski joi?
Kukur ko puchhar bahra barsha dhungro maa raakhe pani bangaa ko baangai
Aamdani chaar aanaa ko kharchaa bahra aanaa ko.
One's earnings are insufficient to meet expenses
Aayo gayo maya moha, aayena gayena ko ho ko ho.
Family/friends who have always been there matter the most
Abhaagi moro hagna basyo, bahra haat ko ghocho pasyo.
Misfortune befalls the unlucky at every turn, even when they try to avoid it