“रहिमन देखि बड़ेन को, लघु न दीजिए डारि। जहाँ काम आवै सुई, कहा करै तरवारि॥”English meaning: Do not discard the small when you see the great; where a needle is needed, a sword cannot do its work.
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“रहिमन देखि बड़ेन को, लघु न दीजिए डारि। जहाँ काम आवै सुई, कहा करै तरवारि॥”English meaning: Do not discard the small when you see the great; where a needle is needed, a sword cannot do its work.
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