Tukuk-OS🗣️ Proverbs of India
Asia · 2 traditional sayings
India contributes 2 proverbs to this collection. A country’s sayings reveal what its people prize most. See the full profile of India for its geography, languages and history.
अब पछताए होत क्या, जब चिरिया फोटै बरिया
ab pachhtāe hot kyā, jab chiriya phuṭai bariyā
“What use is regret now, when the bird has flown from the trap?”
It is no use crying over spilt milk — repentance after the loss changes nothing.
जल में रहकर मगर से दुस्ती
jal meṁ rahkar magar se dustī
“Living in the water, one must befriend the crocodile”
You must make the best of dangerous company when you cannot escape it — adapt to survive in hostile surroundings.
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