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प्रश्न
River, river! Swelling river!
On you rush through rough and smooth;
Why does the poet mention the river to be swelling?
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उत्तर
There is a lot of water flowing heavily in the river. So the poet mentions the river to be swelling.
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River, river! Swelling river!
On you rush through rough and smooth;
What are the surfaces the river flow through?
Tending onward to the ocean,
Just like mortal prime,
Where is the river flowing to?
