The History and Culture of the Indian People v1.c19.s3.t2.24

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The Satvants have been mentioned as the name of a people belonging to the south who were the subjects of the Bhoja kings. These people were subjected to regular raids by the Bharatas, and the *Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa* (XIII. 5.4.21) refers to the defeat of the Satvants by king Bharata who took away their horse prepared for the Aśvamedha. The *Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa* (VIII. 5.4.11)) further indicates that these Satvants lived near Bharata's kingdom, i.e. near the Gaṅgā and Yamunā. They seem to have moved farther south by the time of the *Aitareya Brāhmaṇa* which places them in the southern region beyond the Madhyadeśa, probably beyond the river Chambal (Charmaṇavatī).³² The Purāṇas corroborate the close relation of the Bhojas and Satvants who have been spoken of as the offshoots of the Yadu family.