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प्रश्न
What does he plant who plants a tree?
He plants, in sap and leaf and wood,
In love of home and loyalty
And far-cast thought of civic good____
His blessing on the neighbourhood,
Who in the hollow of his hand
Holds all the growth of all our land____
A nation's growth from sea to sea
Stirs in his heart who plants a tree.
Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow:
What motivates the man to plant a tree according to the poet?
उत्तर
The poet believes that when a man plants a sapling he does so because he sees it as symbolic of growth and future life.
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