Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.4.41

8.4.41

"pratirodhakāṭavikayoḥ pratirodhakā rātrisattracarāḥ śarīrākramiṇo nityāḥ śatasahasrāhapāriṇaḥ pradhānakopakāś ca vyavahitāḥ pratyantarāraṇyacarāś cāṭavikāḥ prakāśā dṛsyāś caranti, ekadeśaghātakāś ca" ity ācāryāḥ //

My teacher says that of robbers and wild tribes, robbers are ever bent on carrying off women at night, make assaults on persons, and take away hundreds and thousands of panas, whereas wild tribes, living under a leader and moving in the neighbouring forests can be seen here and there causing destruction only to a part.