????? (kar-halaa)
Meaning: noun: Camel.
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maar-vaa? jaise neer baalhaa ��bel baalhaa kar-halaa.
As water is dear in Marwar (the desert region) and the creeper weed is dear to the camel (so is the Divine dear to my mind). -Bhagat Namdev, Guru Granth Sahib, 693
Message: To the one traversing across a burning and dry desert, what could be more dear and precious than the sight of an oasis! And how much does a camel love the soft, nourishing, and delicious green creepers!!
Bhagat Namdev has used these examples to express the feelings of a devotee who aspires and longs for Divine realisation.
Notes: Marwar refers to the�Marwar�region of�Rajasthan, India.� The area formerly covered the princely state�of�Marwar, also called the�Jodhpur�region of southwest Rajasthan.
Etymology: Probably from Sanskrit karabh (camel) ? Prakrit karabh/karah (camel) ? Old Marwari karahaa, Sindhi karahu/karaho, Punjabi/Hindi karhaa (camel).
