Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Svārūpam

by Edgar Thurston

Svārūpam. — Svārūpam has been defined ‡^[1] as "a dynasty, usually confined to the four principal dynasties, termed the Kōla, Nāyaririppu, Perimbadappu, and Trippa Svarupam, represented by the Kōlatiri or Chirakal Rājah, the Zamorin, and the Cochin and Travancore Rājahs." Svārūpakkar or Svarūpathil, meaning servants of Svārūpams or kingly houses, is an occupational sub-division of Nāyar.

1. ‡ Wigram, Malabar Law and Customs.