Nepali proverb
जहाँ दही, त्यहीँ बाहुनको सही
Jaha dahi, tyahi baahun ko sahi.
Paisa jaha aauxa tehaaa baahun ko sahi hunxa
Nepali proverb
जहाँ जाला जोगी भातै खाला
Jaha jala jogi bhatai khala.
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Jaha jala jogi bhatai khala.
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Nepali proverb
जहाँ पुग्दैन रवि, त्यहाँ पुग्छन् कवि
Jaha pugdaina ravi, tyaha pugchhan kabi.
gahirahi ma kabi haru pugxan jaha samanya manxe pugdainan
Nepali proverb
जिउदाको जन्ती, मर्दाको मलामी
Jiuda ko janti mardaa ko malaami.
A friend in need is the friend indeed.
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.
Wisdom
अर्काको बुद्धिले राजा हुनुभन्दा आफ्नै बुद्धिले जोगी हुनु बेस
Arka ko buddhi le raja hunu bhanda afnai buddhi le jogi junu besh.
It is wiser to rely on one's own intellect than to depend on others' wisdom
Nepali proverb
जहाँ दही, त्यहीँ बाहुनको सही
Jaha dahi, tyahi baahun ko sahi.
Paisa jaha aauxa tehaaa baahun ko sahi hunxa
Nepali proverb
जहाँ पुग्दैन रवि, त्यहाँ पुग्छन् कवि
Jaha pugdaina ravi, tyaha pugchhan kabi.
gahirahi ma kabi haru pugxan jaha samanya manxe pugdainan
Nepali proverb
जुन जोगी आएपनि कानै चिरेको
Jun jogi aaye pani kanai chireko.
Every person who does the same thing have similar characteristics/ Everyone who does no work at all
Nepali proverb
एक छाक खाने जोगी, दुई छाक खाने भोगी, तीन छाक खाने रोगी
Ek chhak khane jogi, dui chhak khane bhogi, tin chhak khane rogi.
Nepali proverb
जहाँ गुलियो त्यहाँ बाहुन भुलियो
Jaha guliyo tyaahaa baahun bhuliyo.