Table 3.

Personality and fatality terms used to describe the deceased.

Personality Characteristics		Descriptions of Fate
Nepali	English Translation	Nepali Devanagari	English Translation
घमंडी Ghamandi	Proud, egotistical	भाग्यमा जाती लिएर आएको छ, त्यति नै हुन्छ Bhaagya ma jati liyera ayeko chha, teti nai hunchha	They will have only as much as their fate gives them, no more.
छिटो रीस उठयो Chhito ris uthyo	Becoming angry fast, unable to control emotions	भाग्यमा लेखेको कुरा बदल्न सकिदैन Bhaagya ma lekheko kura badalna sakidaina	One cannot change what was written in their fate
जिद्धी Jiddi	Stubborn	भाग्य मै त्यति लेखेको रहेछ Bhaagya ma teti nai lekheko rahechha	It was written in fate.
मुर्ख Murkha	Foolish	त्यस्तै भाग्य लिएर जन्मेको रहेछ Testai bhaagya liyera janmeko rahechha	They were born with such fate
जड्याहा/रक्स्याहा Jadyaaha/raksyahaa	Drunkard
रीसाहा; कडा रीस Risaaha; kadaa ris	Bad tempered
आफ्नो भबिस्य अंधकार देख्यो Afno bhabisya andhakaar dekhyo	Pessimistic (seeing future as dark)
आवेगशील Aabegsheel	Impulsive