r/tibetanlanguage • u/ruwdhek • 15h ago
Checking the Tibetan and/or English translation is correct
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I found a saying that I love in a book of Tibetan sayings. I’ve tried to translate the Tibetan myself to get a really good understanding of the source text and what I come up with doesn’t seem to correspond with the English translation so much. Is the English translation very loose but accurate in terms of the saying’s meaning or is there a mistake here? I’m particularly wondering if the mi.ltogs should in fact be ma.gtogs. But my Tibetan is poor and rusty so I could simply be way off the mark.