उत्तम खेती, मध्यम बान।
निकृष्ट चाकरी, भीख निदान॥

Transliteration: Uttam kheti, madhyam baan. Nikrisht chaakari, bheekh nidaan.

Meaning: This traditional Ghagh saying ranks livelihoods: farming is the best occupation, trade is middling, service/employment is inferior, and begging is the worst...

सर्व तपै जो रोहिनी, सर्व तपै जो मूर।
परिवा तपै जो जेठ की, उपजै सातो तूर॥

Transliteration: Sarva tapai jo Rohini, sarva tapai jo Moor. Pariva tapai jo Jeth ki, upjai saato toor.

Meaning: This Ghagh proverb on farming lore...

शुक्रवार की बादरी, रही सनीचर छाय।
तो यों भाखै भड्डरी, बिन बरसे ना जाए॥

Transliteration: Shukrawar ki badari, rahi sanichar chhaay. To yon bhaakhai Bhaddari, bin barse na jaaye.

Meaning: Bhaddari says if clouds that gather on a Friday still...

भादों की छठ चांदनी, जो अनुराधा होय।
ऊबड़ खाबड़ बोय दे, अन्न घनेरा होय॥

Transliteration: Bhadon ki chhath chaandani, jo Anuraadha hoye. Oobad khaabad boye de, ann ghanera hoye.

Meaning: This folk saying holds that if the sixth night of...

सावन सुक्ला सप्तमी, जो गरजै अधिरात।
बरसै तो झुरा परै, नाहीं समौ सुकाल॥

Transliteration: Sawan sukla saptami, jo garjai adhirat. Barsai to jhura parai, naahin samau sukaal.

Meaning: This traditional weather-lore doha says if thunder rumbles at midnight on the...

रोहिनी बरसै मृग तपै, कुछ कुछ अद्रा जाय।
कहै घाघ सुने घाघिनी, स्वान भात नहीं खाय॥

Transliteration: Rohini barsai Mrig tapai, kuchh kuchh Adra jaay. Kahai Ghagh sune Ghaghini, swaan bhaat nahin khaay.

Meaning: Ghagh tells his wife Ghaghini that...

उत्रा उत्तर दै गयी, हस्त गयो मुख मोरि।
भली विचारी चित्तरा, परजा लेइ बहोरि॥

Transliteration: Utra uttar dai gayi, Hast gayo mukh mori. Bhali vichaari Chittara, parja lei bahori.

Meaning: This farming proverb says even if the Uttara Phalguni and...

हस्त बरस चित्रा मंडराय।
घर बैठे किसान सुख पाए॥

Transliteration: Hast baras Chitra mandaraay. Ghar baithe kisan sukh paaye.

Meaning: This folk saying promises that if rain falls in Hasta and clouds hover through Chitra nakshatra, the farmer can sit...

जो बरसे पुनर्वसु स्वाती।
चरखा चलै न बोलै तांती॥

Transliteration: Jo barse Punarvasu Swati. Charkha chalai na bolai taanti.

Meaning: This traditional saying holds that rain during the Punarvasu and Swati nakshatras brings such prosperity that no one needs to...

दसै असाढ़ी कृष्ण की, मंगल रोहिनी होय।
सस्ता धान बिकाइ हैं, हाथ न छुइहै कोय॥

Transliteration: Dasai Asaadhi Krishna ki, Mangal Rohini hoye. Sasta dhaan bikaai hain, haath na chhuihai koye.

Meaning: This weather-lore doha says if the tenth day...