Nepali proverb
कसैको आहार कसैको विष
Kasai ko aahar, kasaiko bish.
Eutai kura ma bhibid bichar
Nepali proverb
कतै दिन, कतै रात, एकातिर भोक अर्कोतिर भात
Katai din, katai raat, ekaatira bhok arko tira bhaat.
What it means
Kosaie laie dhuka paie rako bela arko manxe ramaie lo gari rako hunxa.
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Nepali proverb
कसैलाई लाखा, कसैलाई पाखा
Kasai lai kaakhaa, kasai lai paakhaa.
kunailai maya garni kunailai hela garni
Nepali proverb
कसैले तपाईं भनोस् नभनोस् आफैं मपाईं
Kasaile tapai bhanos nabhanos aafai mapai.
Aafno prasansa aafai garnu.
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
एकातिर आँधी, अर्कोतिर झोलुङ्गो
Ekatira andhi, arko tira jhalungo.
Family
आमा-बाबा को मन छोरा तिर, छोरा को मन अर्काको छोरी तिर
Aama baba ko man chhora tira, chhora ko man arka ko chhori tira.
Parental love is unconditional while children tend to be more self-centered in their interests
Self-Reliance
अर्काको भर भोकभोकै मर
Arkaa ko bhar bhok bhokai mar.
Relying solely on others leads to ruin