Hindi proverbs
- हाथ कंगन को आरसी क्या
- Translation: You don't need a mirror to see the bracelet on your wrist.
- Plukker, D. F.; Zanten, R. Veldhuijzen van (1 January 1993). Allied Chambers transliterated Hindi-Hindi-English dictionary. Allied Publishers. p. 239. ISBN 978-81-86062-10-4.
- जान है तो जहान है
- Translation: Life is to short to be miserable.
- Source: Phansi se Poorv. Atmaram & Sons. p. 360. GGKEY:0ELREBJ4Q0B.
- जंगल में मोर नाचा किस ने देखा ?
- Translation: Who saw a peacock dance in the woods?
- Source: India Today Volume 25. Thomson Living Media India Ltd.. 2000. p. viii.
- जिस की लाठी उस की भैंस
- Translation: Whoever owns the lathi (a huge cane/stick) owns the buffalo.
- English equivalent: Might is right.
- Source: S. W. Fallon; Sir Richard Carnac Temple; Faqir Chand (Lala.) (1998). A dictionary of Hindustani proverbs. Asian Educational Services. p. 119. ISBN 978-81-206-0663-0.
- घर का भेदी लंका ढाये
- Translation: The insider who knows all the secrets can bring down Lanka (a very prosperous city in Hindu mythology)
- Source: Tivārī, Gajendra (1996). Rañja līḍara ko bahuta hai. Amana Prakāśana. p. 1.
- बंदर क्या जाने अदरक का स्वाद
- Translation: What does a monkey knows about the taste of ginger?
- English equivalent: Laying pearls before swine.
- Source: Prakash, Om (1995). "110". Vyavharik Hindi Shuddh Prayog. Rajpal & Sons. p. 166. ISBN 978-81-7028-107-8.
- अब पछताए होत क्या जब चिड़िया चुग गई खेत
- Translation: What is the use of crying when the birds ate the whole farm?
- English equivalent: It's no use crying over spilled milk.
- Source: Shyam Bahadur Varma, ed (2006). Encyclopaedia of Quotations. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 96.
- नाच न जाने, आँगन ठेढ़ा
- Literal: Knows no dance, claims the stage is tilted.
- English equivalent: A bad workman blames his tools.
- "Said of a person without skill who blames his failure on other things."
- Source: Hindi Proverbs, Popular Sayings, Hindi Kahavat, Kahawat
- दूर के ढोल सुहावने लगते हैं
- Translation: The drums sound better at a distance.
- English equivalent: The grass is always greener on the other side.
- "We tend to like the things we don't have."
- Source: Hindi Proverbs, Popular Sayings, Hindi Kahavat, Kahawat
- घर की मुर्गी दाल बराबर
- Translation: Hen at home is equivalent to the pussies.
- "Self possessions are always undermined and other's possessions seem better."
- Source: Hindi Proverbs, Popular Sayings, Hindi Kahavat, Kahawat
- जल में रहकर मगर से बैर ठीक नहीं
- Translation: You should not have enmity with the crocodile if you are living in the water.
- English equivalent: It is hard to live in Rome and strive against the Pope.
- "You should not be hostile with people you need to stay/work with."
- Source: Hindi Proverbs, Popular Sayings, Hindi Kahavat, Kahawat, [1]
- जाती ना पूछो साधु की; पूछ लीजिए ज्ञान.
- Translation: Ask not a saint of his cast; ask of his knowledge.
- English equivalent: Don't judge a book by its cover.
- "A person's merit should be determined by his inherent qualities and contributions as an individual, not by superficial traits which fail to capture the essence of a person."
- Source: Hindi Proverbs in English
"भैस भी मर जाय बिन भी बज जाय" Translation:Buffalo dies and Flute also heared.
written-Deepesh Agrawal