Nepali proverb
किन रोइस् मङ्गले आफ्नै ढंगले
Kina royis mangale aafnai dhangale.
aafaile garda kaam bigranu
Nepali proverb
कालो बाहुन, गोरो शुद्र, यिनीदेखि डराउँछन् महारुद्र
Kaalo baahun, goro sudra, yini dekhi darauchhan mahaa rudra.
How to read it
Kaalo baahun, goro sudra, yini dekhi darauchhan mahaa rudra.
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कुकुर भुक्दै गर्छ, हात्ती लम्कँदै गर्छ
Kukur bhukdai garchha, hatti lamkidai garchha.
Little people will try to stop you, keep moving
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कुकुरलाई मासु पैंचो
Kukur lai maasu paicho.
Lending things to someone who doesn’t know the value or they will never return the thing.
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जहाँ दही, त्यहीँ बाहुनको सही
Jaha dahi, tyahi baahun ko sahi.
Paisa jaha aauxa tehaaa baahun ko sahi hunxa
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बाहुनको बिर्ता बोकाको मोलमा जान्छ
Baahun ko birtaa bokaa ko mol maa jaanchha.
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बाहुनको सेखी झार्न नेवारले भाङ्राको धोती लगाउछ
Baahun ko sekhi jhaarna newaar le bhangraa ko dhoti lagaauchha.
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बाहुनको टुप्पी एरियल न एन्टिना
Baahun ko tuppi aerial na antenna
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बाहुनलाई दिनी, खुदोमाथि चिनी
Baahun lai dini khudo maathi chini.
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छालो जाला तर कालो जादैन
Chhalo jaalaa tara kaalo jaadaina