Nepali proverb
बाँदर को पुच्छर, लौरो न हतियार
Badar ko puchchhar lauro na hatiyaar
Being useless.
Nepali proverb
बाटो न घाटो, दगुर्छ लाटो
Bato na ghato, dagurchha laato.
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Bato na ghato, dagurchha laato.
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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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नजाने गाउँको बाटो नसोध्नु
Najaane gau ko bato nasodhnu.
Don't waste time on things that do not concern you.
Nepali proverb
लाटो लड्छ एक बल्ड्याङ बाठो लड्छ तीन बल्ड्याङ
Laato ladchha ek baldyang, batho ladcha tin baldyang.