""Mitki hidak eshing yagi hidak thumYumgi pangal faklang meegi pangal khwang""Water is the medicine for the eyes, salt is the medicine for the teethThe strength of the house is in the walls, the strength of men is in the waist""Ngaranggi wapham khannashiHayenggi wapham neinashi""Let us think of the past (yesterday)Let us discuss the future (tomorrow)""Apiba lau pik thanganiMunduna lauganu punmut mutkani""Take what is given and it will be fullDo not snatch or all will ruin""Kwakki chakcha yengjauYengi yahip tamjau""Look at the ways crows eatLearn the way the hens sleep""Lau-uba pukning nungaiLausinba meewa taiLaurangba puk yek-e""At the time harvest, when the farmer sits on the stack of straw and looks at the harvests it gives pleasure (puning nungai)""Pektuna lauba perukniGri-gri namba shaugriniHakchangdagi sharu-shayangda changkhraba ariba nungshit makhei pektuna tashillaga khada thadaba ngammi haibagi mabu peruk kaubani.Khoidau makhagi komda nungshit ashabana eshingbu pumduna thakta pruk-pruk shaugatlakpada gri-gri namthaba ngambana mabu shaugri kaubani.
""Lei khujok katpana hei khuya phangani""If a hand full of flowers is offered, then one will get as many fruits as the hand can catch""Shagonnaba akhangbada hang-u maru phanganiLentheinaba aheibada chang-u machu phangani""Someone who has been taught by the now dead ancestors and become wise is called shagonnaba akhangba.
""Chei kariba hangoibu shamuna netpaneShamuna netpada yerum kaide""A frog that is climbing up a stick thinks no one can stop it from doing anything it pleases.
""Lang-ganu langda thuganiLan-ganu lal tagani""Do not make noise or you will get trapped in the netDo not wrong (to other) or there will be war""Mari thadatkanu mahei yalloiMatashu leishanu [leinashu?]
""Ahal mathina chaphu menliNachal mathina pahomi""The dung of the old mend the potThe dung of centipede draws attention""Akhangbagi oja watteAheibagi oja leite""One who knows have ample number of teachersOne who is able does not have a teacher""Mayek uray leipak koirayMason khanglay leipak kanlay""After seeing the letters, one goes around the land.
After knowing the 'mason', the land is saved""Ata atu khun laipham tonpham samMarannai hingjani charol surol""We live because something was left to us.
""Mitchina yeng-u paiganuAkonbagi chinnum ngane""Give a sideways look, but do not touch/It is the fish to fill in later""Kangmangna kanglakkaniLibana lirakani""The mountains of the land will become bald.
""Ho epu metrokpa nungna hagelChoina yanbana mashing taredo""Just like paya (bamboo strips used for binding) made from the same branch, the small yeks (family clans) were bound by one god.
""Uyung lawaigi hanuba darida onthareDarishu kaya mawangde supat mawang-e""The thought in the forehead of the old man suddenly slipped and fell down the dari (foundation floor of the house) unconscious.
""Pat ngaman toklani, kom ngatin pairani""The lakes and the forests, as mother and father, look after the valley and the plain.
... That instead of taking care of the huge lake which has become the size of the palm, the effort seems to be digging up drains to bring in foreign fish.
""Heirangkhoinida chanaba heinidaSibu thoina haoba heidi chindamba heinida""The living things were created (by god) and all became bright.
""Haoreibigi ingkholda lashing polang phaubaniHuina yenna shokkani shut phet""In the garden of Haoreibi a basket containing cotton is left for drying, dogs and fowl might touch—shut-phet.
""Pukningna khullakpa thetchilluWakhalna purakpa thamjillu""When we find a shiny object on the way, we pick it up even though it may not be of any use as it pleases the heart.
""Nga makok yamna chao nokna mahao fangbaniEngkholda keithel kahallu leidana lenba yagani""Eat a lot of fish heads, you will enjoy the taste laughing.
Go to market in the garden, and you can live without buying""Lau ingkhol lengdaba lanniTauheide thauraba khutlaini""Agricultural land and home are immovable wealth.
""Nung taorani lashing luplani""Stones will float, cotton will sink""Wathi sana parengbu ahoba uningda happara""Golden chain of ugly words, should it be put in a box with hole in it?
""Epam meihaure lanching meichakleEduningthau yaobara khambi meichakle""The mountain of wealth (referring to the Puyas) of the birthplace is burning.
""Tingkhang amana yuradi tingkhang amana hangani""If stuck by a thorn then it can only be taken out by pricking with another thorn""Pan chaduna sikhiba mairen chaduna hallak-u""One who died eating taro, come back after eating pumpkin""Chatna chatna ngang-naba, phamna phamna shonnaba""To talk about while walking, to pray to while sitting""Ei uraga ma kao-e, ma uraga ei kao-eKanana saribano?
I … said strong""Chakcha ahum yahip ahum mashak khang-uPunsibane laining lik kaidabane""Three meals, three sleeps, know themAttain longevity, doesn't waver of one's faith""Phau sangbai achonba eshing pul athalbaNgari pareng achumba warak tayal angangba""Bag of bulging paddy, pitcher full of waterDried, fermented fish strung straight, in discussion would stand out like red tayal""Atanbagi matengna wadana panbaniHuranbana senabagi mapu oiba ngambani""Because of the lazy we are living in comfortBecause of the thief looking after things, one is the owner""Uchi chi chi, chichi kharong mapan khaushabaSat-tang lak-e frang""Earlier nothing was wanting in the land.
""Keinau wayel thauraba katini""Only the local elderly who knows the hearts and minds of the parties to a conflict can deliver proper justice.
""La kannaba namana lokpani""The place where the 'chang-changda' (literally, living and dead, used to count auspicious and inauspicious) is called 'la'.
At that time, when asked listen to things of Meetei, one will shake his head, and thinking that saving money is more important, will leave part with discussion like scratching out with a knife.
The common people, on the other hand, think it is their duty to face (lamba paba) the enemy (in battle), to bear the burden (puge) of the land and be satisfied (penge) in honouring an evil person (the king?).
""Chaoraba aloo shanglaba yongchak pulleHakthi khanbina uningda nokli""Big potato and long stinky bean got togetherOne who sneezes hides behind the tree and is laughing""Lamjangda khongnang thadabaPhungada haudong kundaba""Not planting banyan at the entrance of the land/propertyThe cat not sitting near the kitchen fire""Chatpa okle paiba tamlo""Satisfied with walking then learn to fly""Chingda charang paire tamda mikap thokleThaupal turel eyaida nganuna wak wak khonglakle""In the hills, dragonflies are flying, in the plain people are awakenIn the middle of Thaupal river, the ducks are quacking""Athaubaga shagonnau angambaga thagonnau""Wisdom and intelligence is something that can win even the 'sharp' things.
""Ngarungbana ngashak khang-eUorungbana uoshak khang-e""Fishermen know the fishWoodcutters know the wood""Yungaobana yum shanglani phingau maibina wai chairani""The drunk will take of the house, maibi in white cloth will be everywhere""Moithokpi moithokpi tai taiYendai potai tai taiPhanda phambi moijaobiTaret leima takhap chongShut pet tung""Just like farting whatever is said without thinking does not have any substance (value) is not worth listening.
""Moi pot thok shamu mari pat tatLeipung keithel wa kai""An expected fart, the chain of the elephant is broken, and the market is scattered.
""Lupak makhum tamang khutsha marolthokChandol natol thibet pet""When the basket is open, the hands will speak (it will be freefall for everyone to loot the ancestral treasures).
""Uchi lumli awun chakthiriShangom thumpet chinnum tangli""The mouse is hiding, searching the given foodThe milk is sweet, taste it a bit""Ponshang wanau panthada utong chadum namhauro""...""Awangbada tonganu atongbada leppu""Don't ride on the high, stand on the mound""Chingda kaduna sindagbaTamda kumduna laojenbaAwonba changdo uraniye""The size of the land will shrink.
""Pukningi yahipham phamungniWakhalgi yatapham phamnungni""Bed is the place to rest one's heartThe sit of the elder is place for thoughts to discuss""Namabu ngauduna chage washakpaNongmadi soiraroi matamna watemba""Swore that you'll fry and eat your motherOne day sure, time will judge""Mang thababu chingli manaTungthabana elli mabu""The one walking in the front leads, and the one behind follows.