What does “अभागी मोरो हग्न बस्यो, बाह्र हातको घोँचो पस्यो” mean in English?

Misfortune befalls the unlucky at every turn, even when they try to avoid it. The proverb is read as “Abhaagi moro hagna basyo, bahra haat ko ghocho pasyo.”.

How do you pronounce “अभागी मोरो हग्न बस्यो, बाह्र हातको घोँचो पस्यो”?

It is romanized as “Abhaagi moro hagna basyo, bahra haat ko ghocho pasyo.”.

Fate

अभागी मोरो हग्न बस्यो, बाह्र हातको घोँचो पस्यो

Abhaagi moro hagna basyo, bahra haat ko ghocho pasyo.

What it means

Misfortune befalls the unlucky at every turn, even when they try to avoid it

Fate

अजिङ्गरको आहारा दैवले जुराउँछ

Ajingar ko aahaaraa daiba le jurauchha.

Someone's livelihood will be provided by divine providence

Fate

अभागीको भाई सप्रन्छ, भाग्यमानीको छोरो सप्रन्छ

Abhaagi ko bhai sapranchha, bhaagyamaani ko chhoro sapranchha.

No one can escape their destiny

Fate

आफ्नो भाग्य आफैले बनाउनु पर्छ

Aafno bhaagya aafai le banaunu parchha.

We are responsible for making our own destiny

Proverbs that share words with this one

Adaptability

अघि हेर्नु चार हात, पछि हेर्नु बाह्र हात

Aghi hernu chaar haat, pachhi hernu bahra haat

It takes more effort to move forward & achieve something than to look back and dwell on the past

Nepali proverb

घरै पिँडालु, बनै पिँडालु, ससुराली गयो बाह्र हातको पिँडालु

Gharai pidalu, banai pidalu, sasurali gayo bahra haat ko pidalu.

Advice

आफ्‍नो हात जगन्‍नाथ

Aafno haat jagannaath.

We are responsible for our own actions and their consequences

अभागी मोरो हग्न बस्यो, बाह्र हातको घोँचो पस्यो

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अजिङ्गरको आहारा दैवले जुराउँछ

अभागीको भाई सप्रन्छ, भाग्यमानीको छोरो सप्रन्छ

आफ्नो भाग्य आफैले बनाउनु पर्छ

Proverbs that share words with this one

अघि हेर्नु चार हात, पछि हेर्नु बाह्र हात

घरै पिँडालु, बनै पिँडालु, ससुराली गयो बाह्र हातको पिँडालु

आफ्‍नो हात जगन्‍नाथ