Nepali proverb
घोडा चड्ने मान्छे लड्छ
Ghoda chadne maanche ladchha.
Trying without failing is impossible.
Nepali proverb
घरमा छैन तेल, खान खोज्छ सेल
Ghar maa chhaina tel, khaana khojchha sel.
How to read it
Ghar maa chhaina tel, khaana khojchha sel.
An English meaning for this ukhan hasn’t been written down yet. If you grew up hearing it and know the lesson it carries, send it in — it will be credited to the collection, not to us.
Share
Read next
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
जसको लाठी उसको भैंसी
Jasko lathi usko bhaisi.
Jo snagha srot sadhan xa uni mathi hunxa
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
स्वास्नीमान्छेको थर छैन लोग्ने मान्छेको घर छैन
Swasni maanchhe ko thar chhaina, logne maanchhe ko ghar chhaina.
Not having something of importance to one's identity by him/herself anymore
Nepali proverb
घरमा भुसाहा छैन, खल्तीमा चुरोट
Ghar maa bhusaahaa chhaina, khalti maa churot
Nepali proverb
कसैलाई के धन्दा घरज्वाईंलाई खानको धन्दा
Kasai lai ke dhandaa, ghar juwai lai khaana ko dhandaa.
Consequences
आफुले खान नपाएको अंगुर अमिलो
Aafule khaana napaayeko angur amilo.
Telling bad things about a thing you can't get
Advice
आज घर पुगिएला त ? आफ्नै खुट्टालाइ सोध
Aaja ghar pugiyela ta? aafnai khutta lai sodha
Don't rely on others, trust your own abilities and judgment
Optimism
असारमा आली लगाए पो मंसिरमा बाली खान पाइन्छ
Asaar maa aali lagaaye po mangshi maa baali khaana paayinchha.
One reaps the rewards of hard work in due time