Nepali proverb
हग्नन गयो कन्डो बिर्सेयो
Hagna gayo kando birseyo
Forgetting the major/important thing you need for some work or an activity.
Nepali proverb
हगाई भन्दा पदाई ठूलो
Hagai bhanda padai thulo.
How to read it
Hagai bhanda padai thulo.
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Nepali proverb
हग्नेलाई भन्दा देख्नेलाई लाज
Hagne lai bhandaa dekhne lai laaj.
Feeling second hand embarrassment of one's action
Nepali proverb
हग्ने बेलामा चक खोज्नु
hagne bela ma chak khojnu
antim samaya ma kehi garnu
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
भ्वाड् भन्दा स्वाङ् ठुलो
Bhwang bhanda swang thulo.
Nepali proverb
धाक भन्दा धक्कु ठुलो, हिड्ने बेला खुट्टा लुलो
Dhaak bhanda dhakku thulo, hidne bela khutta lulo.
Nepali proverb
नानी भन्दा आची ठूलो
Naani bhanda aachi thulo.
Criticism
अहंकारी भ्यागुताको ट्वार ट्वारै ठूलो
Ahankari bhyaguto ko twar twar nai thulo
The conceited think their own faults are small
Criticism
आखाँले देखेको बिज्ञान भन्दा मनले बुझेको भगवान प्यारो
Ankha le dekheko bigyan bhanda man le dekheko bhagwan pyaro.
Careless actions may have unintended consequences
Motivation
अन्नमा भन्दा सन्नमा जोड
Anna ma bhanda Sanna ma jod.
Kind words are valued over mere food/provisions