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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

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: 10:54
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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 (X)
5No army can fight on an empty stomach
jackoty


  

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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: 10:54
Native speaker of: Tamil
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a ton

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anindita Basu (X): 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  Rajan Chopra
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 day 14 hrs
  -> Thanks Chaman
agree  georgina singh
2 days 13 hrs
  -> Thanks Georgina
agree  Rajesh Srivastava
3 days 21 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 (X)
India
Local time: 10:54
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 day 12 hrs
agree  Rajesh Srivastava: it's repetition but correct.
3 days 20 hrs
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2730 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
No army can fight on an empty stomach


Explanation:
No job can be done well unless the worker is well looked after. An army marches on its stomach.

Example sentence(s):
  • No army can fight on an empty stomach
jackoty
India
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