ਕਰਹਲਾ (kar-halaa)
Meaning: noun: Camel.
Quote:
ਮਾਰਵਾੜਿ ਜੈਸੇ ਨੀਰੁ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਬੇਲਿ ਬਾਲਹਾ ਕਰਹਲਾ॥
ਮਾਰਵਾੜ (ਦੇ ਰੇਤਲੇ ਇਲਾਕੇ) ਵਿਚ (ਜੀਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ) ਜਿਵੇਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਊਠ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਲ ਪਿਆਰੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ (ਤਿਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਵਿਚ ਰਮਤ-ਰਾਮ ਪਿਆਰਾ ਹੈ)।
maar-vaaṛ 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).
