A History of Agriculture in India v2.c79.s5.t1: Breeding

v2.c79.s5.t1.1

Camels are of two types, the two-humped camels from Central Asia, and one-humped from India. Describing their breeding, Abu-l-Fazl narrates, ‘In every country they get hot in winter and couple. The male of two humps goes by the name of Buchur. The young ones of camels are called *nar* (male) and *maya* (female), as the case may be; but His Majesty has given to the *nar* the name of *bughdi*, and to the female that of *jammaza*. The *bughdi* is the better for carrying burdens and for fighting; the *jammaza* excels in swiftness. The Indian camel called *lok* and its female come close to them in swiftness, and even surpass them. The offspring of a *bughur* and a *jammaza* goes by the name of *ghurd*; the female is called *maya ghurd*. If a *bughdi* or a *lok* couples with a *jammaza*, the young one is called *bughdi* or *lok* respectively. But if a *bughdi* or a *lok* couples with an *arwana*, the young male is named after its sire and the young female after its dam. The *lok* is considered superior to the *ghurd* and the *maya ghurd*.’