 Although Malavas are not actually mentioned by Panini, but his sutra V.3.117 mentions a number of tribes aa the "ayudhajivi samgha"s (those who live by the profession of arms) and the "Kashika" includes the names of the Malavas and the Kshudrakas in this group of tribes.The Malavas are actually mentioned in the "Mahabhashya" (IV.1.68) of Patanjali.The location of the original homeland of the Malavas is not certain, but modern scholars generally connect them with the "Malli" or "Malloi" mentioned in the ancient Greek accounts, which describe Alexander's war against them.