Nepali proverb
सियो हराएको दमाइँ जस्तो
Siyo haraayeko damai jasto
Acting like you have lost all your identity
Nepali proverb
सिपाहिको काम छैन, जर्नेलको मान
Sipaahi ko kaam chhaina jarnel ko maan.
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Sipaahi ko kaam chhaina jarnel ko maan.
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Nepali proverb
सुख पाए ससुराली जानू, दु:ख पाए मीतकहाँ जानू
Sukhan paaye sasurali jaanu, dukha paaye mit kahaa jaanu.
In-laws only care for you when you have everything but only your true friend stays by you when you are in your lowest
Nepali proverb
सुगुरलाई स्वर्ग जान्छस् भन्दा त्यहाँ गु खान पाईन्छ भनी उल्टो सोध्छ
Sungur lai swarga jaanchhas bhandaa tyaha gu khaana paayinchha bhanera ulto sodhchha.
Someone not recognizing the value of thing he/she is being offered
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
काम पनि छैन दाम पनि छैन
Kaam pani chhaina daam pani chhaina.
Nepali proverb
खेताला लाए छैन काम, छोराछोरी पठाए आधा काम, आफू गए पुरै काम
Khetala laaye chhaina kaam, chora chori pathaye adha kaam, aafu gaye purai kaam.
Nepali proverb
पढिलेखी छैन काम, चम्चागिरी गरी खायो माम
Padi lekhi chhaina kaam, chamchaa giri gari khaayo maam.
Advice
आजको कामलाई भोलि नभन्नु
Aaja ko kaam lai bholi nabhannu.
Don't procrastinate, complete today's tasks today
Advice
आँटेको काम झट्टै श्री गणेश
Aateko kaam jhattai shree ganesh.
Tasks done with care and attention get done quickly and smoothly
Wisdom
अँध्यारो काम खोला को गीत
Andhyaro kaam khola ko geet
Work done without proper planning is bound to fail