जहाँ दही, त्यहीँ बाहुनको सही
Jaha dahi, tyahi baahun ko sahi.
Paisa jaha aauxa tehaaa baahun ko sahi hunxa
Jaha guliyo tyaahaa baahun bhuliyo.
Jaha guliyo tyaahaa baahun bhuliyo.
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.
Jaha dahi, tyahi baahun ko sahi.
Paisa jaha aauxa tehaaa baahun ko sahi hunxa
Jaha pugdaina ravi, tyaha pugchhan kabi.
gahirahi ma kabi haru pugxan jaha samanya manxe pugdainan
Jiuda ko janti mardaa ko malaami.
A friend in need is the friend indeed.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Jaha dahi, tyahi baahun ko sahi.
Paisa jaha aauxa tehaaa baahun ko sahi hunxa
Jaha itchya, tyaahaa upaaye.
Jaha pugdaina ravi, tyaha pugchhan kabi.
gahirahi ma kabi haru pugxan jaha samanya manxe pugdainan
Baahun ko birtaa bokaa ko mol maa jaanchha.
Baahun ko sekhi jhaarna newaar le bhangraa ko dhoti lagaauchha.
Baahun ko tuppi aerial na antenna