Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s4.1

c12.s4.1

The Milakkhus or Milakkhas are characterised as wicked and cruel-hearted people, who were different from one another in respect of their language, dress and food They did not know the language of the Aryans and committed various sins, such as killing of animals etc, and hence they were known as Anāryas The Milakkhas were also styled as Yuvānas as they wore different dresses and spoke different dialects They were distinguished as Paccantiyas, since they resided on the border of the Aryan countries They were also characterised as Dasu since they were supposed to bite with their teeth, apparently a fanciful derivation.¹⁹