Nepali proverb
हग्नेलाई भन्दा देख्नेलाई लाज
Hagne lai bhandaa dekhne lai laaj.
Feeling second hand embarrassment of one's action
Nepali proverb
हग्नन गयो कन्डो बिर्सेयो
Hagna gayo kando birseyo
What it means
Forgetting the major/important thing you need for some work or an activity.
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Nepali proverb
हग्ने बेलामा चक खोज्नु
hagne bela ma chak khojnu
antim samaya ma kehi garnu
Nepali proverb
हडबड को काम गड्बड हुन्छ
Hadbad ko kaam gadbad hunchha
The work done in hurry is often wrong
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.
Relationships
आयो गयो माया मोह, आएन गएन को हो को हो
Aayo gayo maya moha, aayena gayena ko ho ko ho.
Family/friends who have always been there matter the most
Fate
अभागी मोरो हग्न बस्यो, बाह्र हातको घोँचो पस्यो
Abhaagi moro hagna basyo, bahra haat ko ghocho pasyo.
Misfortune befalls the unlucky at every turn, even when they try to avoid it
Nepali proverb
जसरी आयो, त्यसरी गयो
Jasari aayo, tesari gayo.
chitha parera aako paisa useless kaam mai karcha hunxa