Nepali proverb
नजाने गाउँको बाटो नसोध्नु
Najaane gau ko bato nasodhnu.
Don't waste time on things that do not concern you.
Nepali proverb
धोबीलाई हतार भयो भन्दैमा रातिमा घाम लाग्दैन
Dhobi lai hataar bhayo bhandai maa raati maa ghaam laagdaina.
How to read it
Dhobi lai hataar bhayo bhandai maa raati maa ghaam laagdaina.
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नजिकको तीर्थ हेला
Najik ko tirtha hela.
The value of things when we use regularly is diminished
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नपत्याउने खोलाले बगाउँछ
Naptyaune khola le bagauchha.
The underestimate thing turns out to be a formidable force
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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धोबीलाई हतार हुँदैमा घाम लाग्दैन
Dhobi lai hataar hudai maa ghaam laagdaina.
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भाग्यमा छ भन्दैमा डोकोमा दुध दुहेर अडिँदैन
Bhagya ma chha bhandai maa doko maa dukh duhera adidaina.
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विष नभएको सर्प र ईख नभएको मानिस काम लाग्दैन
Bish nabhayeko sarpa ra ikh nabhayeko maanish maak laagdaina.
Nepali proverb
धोबीको कुकुर, घरको न घाटको
Dhobi ko kukur, ghar ko na ghat ko.
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धोबीको कुत्ता यता न उता
Dhobi ko kutta yeta na uta.
Nepali proverb
जाडो भयो राती अनी बुढी ताती
Jaado bhayo raati ani budi taati.