એક દ્વાર બંધ તો હજાર દ્વાર ખુલ્લાં

ēka dvāra baṁdha tō hajāra dvāra khullāṁ

બૃહદ કહેવત કથાસાગર (Bruhad Kahevat Kathasagar) (1920) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · awaiting its meaning

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