फोश्रो आशा न देखाऊ नु
fosre asha na dekhaunu
Promise only if you can make it.
Premika le chhodeko kahile kahile, love letter lekhchhan ahile.
Premika le chhodeko kahile kahile, love letter lekhchhan ahile.
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.
fosre asha na dekhaunu
Promise only if you can make it.
Banko baagh le khaaos nakhaaos, man ko bhaag le khaanchha.
Anxiety is harmful for you. One should not be oversensitive, or always think of negative situations.
Baagh budo bhaye pani sikaar garna chhaddaina.
If it's in your nature you won't ever stop
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Mantri hunu kahile kahile, commission thaapnu ahile.
Chhodeko poi ra hideko swaasni ko naam kasle linchha
Pohor mari sasu, ahile ayo ansu.
Sarkaari kaam kahile jaalaa ghaam.
Tero po dhan chhan, kutyo khaayo, aafnaa ta chaamal chhan, kahile nifannu kahile kelaunu