The History and Culture of the Indian People v1.c19.s3.t2.42

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Finally, we come to the semi-Aryan, non-Aryan and barbarous tribes. The *Aitareya Brāhmaṇa* mentioned the Andhras, Puṇḍras, Śabaras, Pulindas and Mūtibas as being Dasyus, i.e. outcasts living on the borders of the Aryan settlements. These people are said to be born of the fifty eldest sons of Viśvāmitra through their father's curse on their refusal to accept the adoption of Śunaḥśepa. They were thus outside the Aryan fold. The Andhras, Śabaras and Pulindas are known from the *Mahābhārata* to have been tribes of the Deccan.