Nepali proverb
भोको पेटले सोच्न सक्दैन
Bhoki pet le sochna sakdaina.
When hungry people can't think straight
Nepali proverb
भेटी न सेटी, बस मरिमेटी
Bheti na seti, bas mari meti.
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Bheti na seti, bas mari meti.
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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
चौटा खान गएकी बूढी झोलमा डुबेर मरी
Chauta khaana gayeki budi jhol maa dubera mari
Greed leads to even bigger losses
Nepali proverb
बालब्रम्हचारी, नारी देखे आँखा मारी
Baalbramhachari, naari dekhe ankha mari.
Nepali proverb
बुढी मरी भनेर होइन काल पल्क्यो भनेर डराउनु पर्छ
Budi mari bhanera hoina kaal palkyo bhanera daraunu parchha.
Nepali proverb
ढुटे कि छोरी कनिका खानेमा परी, कनिका देखेरै उफ्रेर मरी
Dhute ki chhori kanikaa khaane maa pari, kanikaa dekherai ufrera mari.
Nepali proverb
कसैको नगर्नु रे अत्य, मर्ने मान्छे मरी जान्छ बाच्ने लाई हत्य
Kasailai Nagarnu Re Atya, Marne Manchhe Mari Janchha bachne lai hatya.
Nepali proverb
मरी जाने चोला, उडी जाने सास
Mari jaane chelaa, udi jaane saas.