Nepali proverb
जसको लाठी उसको भैंसी
Jasko lathi usko bhaisi.
Jo snagha srot sadhan xa uni mathi hunxa
Nepali proverb
छाडेको पोइ र हिडेको स्वास्नीको नाम कसले लिन्छ
Chhodeko poi ra hideko swaasni ko naam kasle linchha
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Chhodeko poi ra hideko swaasni ko naam kasle linchha
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Nepali proverb
जसको शक्ति, उस्को भक्ति
Jasko shakti, usko bhakti.
Jo sangha sakhti xa sabai usai ko jai jai kar garxan
Nepali proverb
जसको सीता खानु, उसकै गीता गाउनु
Jasko sita khanu, uskai gita gaunu.
Jasko nun khayeko xa usaiko ghunghan gaunu
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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आफै त महादेव उत्तानो पर, कसले देला बर
Aafai ta mahadev uttaano par, kasle delaa bar.
Implying ownself don't have enough, forget about giving others
Wisdom
इखालु स्वास्नीको बचन, बहुला कुकुरको दाँत
Ikhaalu swaasni ko bachan, bahulaa kukur ko daat.
words or actions done in anger lack rationale
Nepali proverb
जस्तो नाम उस्तै काम
Jasto naam ustai kaam.
Jasko j naam xa usle testai prakar ko kaam garxa
Nepali proverb
कागको नाम कागले काड्छ
Kaag ko naam kaag le kaadchha.
Aafno bhadnam aafai garni.
Nepali proverb
बाघ मरेपछि छालाले बाँच्छ, मान्छे नामले
Baagh marepachhi chhaalaa le baachchha, maanchhe naam le.
Nepali proverb
छातीमा राखी कसले के नै लैजानु छ र
Chhati maa raakhi kasle ke nai laijanu chha ra.