Tribes in Ancient India c40.4

c40.4

The location of the Mūtibas is not definitely known, but as they are mentioned along with the Śavaras and Pulindas who, according to the Purāṇas² and the *Mahābhārata*,³ were ‘dakṣiṇāpathavāsinah’ or located in the south, it may be surmised that the Mūtibas also were a southern tribe. This is also indicated by the fact that the Andhras with whom they are associated were also a southern people.