山やまより大おおきな猪いのししは出でぬ

also: やまよりおおきなししはでぬ

Meanings

things cannot be larger than the things that contain them

Proverb meaning that something cannot exceed the scale or capacity of its environment or source. Literally, 'there are no boars larger than the mountain (in which they live).'

「山やまより大おおきな猪いのししは出でぬ」ということわざは、器うつわ以い上じょうのものは生うまれないという意い味みだ。
The proverb 'Yama yori ookina inoshishi wa denu' means that nothing can exceed the capacity of its container.