मारूआडी

Old Gujarati

Proper noun

मारूआडी • (mārūāḍī)

1. Marwari
   • c. 1455, Padmanābha, Kānhaḍade Prabandha 6:

     नवकोटी नामि भणूं मारूआडि घण देस।
     धण कण घरि सविकहि तणइ कप्पड कणय सुबेस॥

     navakoṭī nāmi bhaṇūṃ mārūāḍi ghaṇa desa.
     dhaṇa kaṇa ghari savikahi taṇaï kappaḍa kaṇaya subesa.

     • 1991 translation by V. S. Bhatnagar

       I now describe Mārūāḍi (Mārwār), which has nine forts [Jālor being one of the most illustrious of these].
       It is a plentiful country where in every home there is wealth and grain and people have gold embroidered beautiful dresses to wear.

Descendants

• Marwari: मारवाड़ी (mārvāṛī)