जस्तो गुरु उस्तै चेला
Jasto guru ustai chelaa.
teacher leh j sikayo student leh tehi sikxa ra they become similar
Jasta lai testai, dhindo lai nistai.
Jasta lai testai, dhindo lai nistai.
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.
Jasto guru ustai chelaa.
teacher leh j sikayo student leh tehi sikxa ra they become similar
Jasto desh, ustai bhesh.
In Rome do as the romans do
Jasto naam ustai kaam.
Jasko j naam xa usle testai prakar ko kaam garxa
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Jastaa lai testai pauroti lai nistai.
Jasto ropyo testai falchha.
afu leh jasto byabhar garyo testai byabhar aru leh afu prati garxan
Ek ghar bista, das ghar kaami, jasta timi ustai haami.
Thapa gayo Nepal, Khet bhayo sastai, kulo lagyo pahiro le, jasta ko tastai.