Nepali proverb
भोको पेटले सोच्न सक्दैन
Bhoki pet le sochna sakdaina.
When hungry people can't think straight
Nepali proverb
भेंडा भेंडाको हूलमा, बाख्रा बाख्राको हूलमा
Bheda bheda ko hul maa, bakhra bhakra ko hul maa.
How to read it
Bheda bheda ko hul maa, bakhra bhakra ko hul maa.
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Nepali proverb
भोजन हैन भोक मिठो
Bhojan haina bhok mitho.
Hunger doesn't judge the taste of food.
Nepali proverb
माग्ने लाई छान्ने अधिकार हुँदैन
Maagne lai chhanne adhikaar hudaina.
Beggers are not choosers.
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.
Nepali proverb
कसाईको अगाडी बाख्राको आँसुको के अर्थ
Kasai ko agadi bakhra ko anshu ko k artha