ताक परे तिवारी नत्र गोतामे
Taak pare tiwari natra gotame.
Being an opportunist.
Ta aaudaa mohil paayinas, tero kamaari pathai de dahi diula.
Ta aaudaa mohil paayinas, tero kamaari pathai de dahi diula.
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.
Taak pare tiwari natra gotame.
Being an opportunist.
Titra ko mukhai bairi.
If you too much talk, you will be in trouble.
Tai raani mai raani, ko bharlaa kuwa ko paani.
Who will do the work if nobody does nothing?
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Jaha dahi, tyahi baahun ko sahi.
Paisa jaha aauxa tehaaa baahun ko sahi hunxa
Jiudi kamaari ko bahrabise poi, mardi kamaari ko kohi na kohi.
Kaam paayinas buhaari paadaa ko dhaad kanyaai de.
Tero po dhan chhan, kutyo khaayo, aafnaa ta chaamal chhan, kahile nifannu kahile kelaunu