Comparison
आँपको आँप, कोयाको दाम
Aanp ko aanp, khoya ko daam
Don't expect the same treatment from others that you don't give them.
Comparison
आए बाउको गए साहुको
Aaye bau ko gaye saahu ko
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Comparison
आफै त महादेव उत्तानो पर, कसले देला बर
Aafai ta mahadev uttaano par, kasle delaa bar.
Implying ownself don't have enough, forget about giving others
Advice
आकाश को राहु, पातलको केतु, एक पटक नपरी कसरी चेतु
Akash ko rahu, paataal ko ketu, ek patak napari kasari chetu?
One cannot learn without experience
Proverbs that share words with this one
Advice
आए आँप गए झटारो
Aaye aanp gaye jhataaro.
Try everything and explore all the ways if you have nothing to loose
Nepali proverb
बर्मा आए कर्मसँगै, नेपाल गए कपालसँगै
Burma aaye karma sangai, Nepal gaye kapaal sangai.
Nepali proverb
जुन जोगी आएपनि कानै चिरेको
Jun jogi aaye pani kanai chireko.
Every person who does the same thing have similar characteristics/ Everyone who does no work at all