Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.2469

c19.2469

Sabara The maid-servants known as Sabaris were brought from here. The Savaras and Pulindas are described in the Purāṇas and the Mahābhārata as the inhabitants of Deccan. They are usually identified with the Suari of Pliny and the Sabarae of Ptolemy, and are probably represented by the Savaralu or the Sauras of the Vizagapatam Hills and the Savaris of the Gwalior territory⁵²