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bhukhe pet koi jang nahin ladi jati

English translation: an army marches on its stomach (or) virtues fail when hunger strikes


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Hindi term or phrase:bhukhe pet koi jang nahin ladi jati
English translation:an army marches on its stomach (or) virtues fail when hunger strikes
Entered by: Narasimhan Raghavan
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16:38 Jan 22, 2008
Hindi to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Hindi term or phrase: bhukhe pet koi jang nahin ladi jati
bhookhe pet na hoye bhajan gopala
Amandeep
an army marches on its stomach (or) virtues fail when hunger strikes
Explanation:
The first is a quote from Napoleon
Selected response from:

Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 07:49
Grading comment
Thanks a ton
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10an army marches on its stomach (or) virtues fail when hunger strikes
Narasimhan Raghavan
5 +4An army marches on its stomach
Anindita Basu


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
an army marches on its stomach (or) virtues fail when hunger strikes


Explanation:
The first is a quote from Napoleon

Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a ton

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anindita Basu: Sorry, I should've seen the presence of your answer before posting mine. Mine is superfluous now :)
1 hr
  -> No problem Anindita. Thanks for your agree.
agree  Ramesh Bhatt: No, your answer isn't superflous, for "virtues fail when hunger strikes" is presented by you. Also, your answer is shown having come after 5 minutes, the other after 1 hour. You are the first, therefore.
7 hrs
  -> Anindita was not referring to my answer as being superflous. She rather qualified her own answer in that manner. Thanks for your agree.
agree  langclinic
9 hrs
  -> Shukriya Langclinic
agree  keshab
10 hrs
  -> Danyavaad Keshab
agree  Ruchi Agarwal
11 hrs
  -> Thanks Ruchi
agree  Kumud Verma
13 hrs
  -> Thanks Kumud
agree  Pundora
23 hrs
  -> Thanks Pundora
agree  chaman4723
1 day14 hrs
  -> Thanks Chaman
agree  georgina singh
2 days13 hrs
  -> Thanks Georgina
agree  Rajesh Srivastava
3 days21 hrs
  -> Thanks Rajesh
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
An army marches on its stomach


Explanation:
And, there's a similar saying in Bangla as well "Pete khele pithe soye" which roughly translates to "Blows on the back can be endured if the tummy's full".

Anindita Basu
India
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali, Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramesh Bhatt: "Blows on the back can be endured if the tummy's full"--Baap ray Baap! It's dreadful but true. All depraved people that rule the world's bipeds are encompassed in this saying.
5 hrs
  -> Indeed
agree  keshab: Refer to Satyajit Ray's film "Gupi Gayen Bagha Bayen"'s last hunger soldier's marching scene:-Ore baba dekho cheye koto sena colechhe somore!!
8 hrs
  -> :)
agree  chaman4723
1 day12 hrs
agree  Rajesh Srivastava: it's repetition but correct.
3 days20 hrs
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