किन रोइस् मङ्गले आफ्नै ढंगले
Kina royis mangale aafnai dhangale.
aafaile garda kaam bigranu
Kaami ko paalo kaatikmaa.
Kaami ko paalo kaatikmaa.
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.
Kina royis mangale aafnai dhangale.
aafaile garda kaam bigranu
Kukur bhukdai garchha, hatti lamkidai garchha.
Little people will try to stop you, keep moving
Kukur lai maasu paicho.
Lending things to someone who doesn’t know the value or they will never return the thing.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Brata basne haami falhaar khaane kaami.
Ek ghar bista, das ghar kaami, jasta timi ustai haami.
Kaami ko bihe, athaara khaacho.
Laal maya ko ta pattai chhaina, khasne kaami ko khas khas.
Raajaa ko kaam chhodi kaami ko deuli.