History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.259

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*Ḍomba* (or Doma) is the same as śvapaca according to Kṣīrasvāmi on Amara. Parāśara quoted by Aparārka (p. 1197) puts śvapāka, ḍomba and cāṇḍāla on the same level. In the Rājataraṅgiṇī (V. 354, VI. 182, VI. 192) ḍombas are spoken of as untouchables on the same level with cāṇḍālas and as following the profession of singers. In Rājatarangiṇī V. 389-394 ḍombas are spoken of as śvapacas. This caste is returned as a scheduled caste in Madras as Ḍombo, as Ḍom in Bengal, Bihar and U. P.