Nepali proverb
जस्तो गुरु उस्तै चेला
Jasto guru ustai chelaa.
teacher leh j sikayo student leh tehi sikxa ra they become similar
Nepali proverb
जस्तो आफु उस्तै च्यापु
Jasto aafu ustai chyapu.
How to read it
Jasto aafu ustai chyapu.
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Nepali proverb
जस्तो देश उस्तै भेष
Jasto desh, ustai bhesh.
In Rome do as the romans do
Nepali proverb
जस्तो नाम उस्तै काम
Jasto naam ustai kaam.
Jasko j naam xa usle testai prakar ko kaam garxa
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
जस्तो देश उस्तै भेष
Jasto desh, ustai bhesh.
In Rome do as the romans do
Nepali proverb
जस्तो गुरु उस्तै चेला
Jasto guru ustai chelaa.
teacher leh j sikayo student leh tehi sikxa ra they become similar
Nepali proverb
जस्तो नाम उस्तै काम
Jasto naam ustai kaam.
Jasko j naam xa usle testai prakar ko kaam garxa
Advice
आफु भलो त जगत भलो
Aafu bhalo ta jagat bhallo
If you are wise, the world will be wise
Advice
आफू नमरी स्वर्ग देखिँदैन
Aafu namari swarga dekhidaina.
One cannot see heaven without dying first
Criticism
अरूले हात्ती चढे भनेर आफूले धुरी चढ्नु हुँदैन
Aru le hatti chade bhanera aafu le dhuri chadnu hudaina.
One should not imitate others' mistakes, but learn from them instead