Nepali proverb
स्याल कराउनु कुखरा हराउनु
Syaal karaunu kukhura haraunu.
Someone being rightfully afraid of past trauma or thing they dealt with in the past
Nepali proverb
सूर्यको अगाडि बत्ती
Surya ko agadi batti.
What it means
Doing something of little to no importance in grand scheme of things
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Nepali proverb
स्वास्नीको आगाडी किम जोङ्ग पनी बिरालो
Swasni ko agaadi Kim Jong pani biraalo.
Even men in power are afraid of their wives
Nepali proverb
स्वास्नीमान्छेको थर छैन लोग्ने मान्छेको घर छैन
Swasni maanchhe ko thar chhaina, logne maanchhe ko ghar chhaina.
Not having something of importance to one's identity by him/herself anymore
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.
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बत्ती मुनि अँध्यारो
Batti muni andhyaaro.
Nepali proverb
बत्ती निभ्नु आघी धपक्क बल्छ
Batti nibhnu aghi dhapakka balchha.
Nepali proverb
हराएको गाई सूर्यलाई दान
Harayeko gai surya lai daan.