Savji

The Savji or Somvanshya Sahasrarjun Kshatriya or SSK Samaj are a Kshatriya community concentrated in the districts bordering Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. They are also referred to as Pategars or patkar or Khatris. They are mostly found in significant numbers in Hubli, Gadag, Harihar, Belgaum, Gulbarga and Bangalore in Karnataka, Kunrool, Nandyala, Kodumur, Gudur (knl dist), Gadval, Armoor, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Koratla, Sangareddy and Hyderabad/Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh, Pune, Mumbai, Kolhapur, Sholapur, Yeola, Nasik, Sinnar, Sangamner, Vasmat (Basmath) in Maharastra and in other parts of northern India like Jaipur, Ajmer, Indore, Delhi, Gujarat, but less in number. Khatris found in Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema areas like Kodumur, Rajoli, Mahabub Nagar, Gudur, Kurnool and Nandyala and also in Tamil Nadu places like Kanchipuram, Chennai, Vellore and many places in India.

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Sahasrarjun Image

History

Maheswar in Madhya Pradesh was the capital of the illustrious ancestor Sri Somavamsha Sahasrarjun, also known as SahasraBahu or Kartaviya Arjun. Written accounts of Kartavira Arjun can be found in Mahabharata, Ramayana and the Puranas. He was a devotee of Dattatreya. Recent history is traced to Mandav Gadh in Madhya Pradesh (modern name being Mandu). Written accounts confirm that Savjis were rulers of Mandu and successfully withstood constant Muslim hordes for centuries. There's a temple of Sri Somavamsha Sahasrarjun in Maheshwar, MP, dating back to the early 2nd century. The temple was rebuilt in 13th century after withstanding Muslim attacks.

Culture

Savjis are staunch martial Hindus with strong lineage of Emperors, Kings and renowned warriors. The males append a "Sa" to their names as a term of respect. Example "Bhavan Sa", "Yellosa" . The females append "Bai" to their names. Example "Sakku Bai" "Anantha Bai". The savjis perform a Upanayana samskaar like The Brahmins and the Savjis adore the goddess Bhavani as the family deity. The Dussarah is the major festival for every house hold and during the Dussarah they prepare special culinary dishes like "Edimi" (prepared of wheat flour, gram flour), "Arithi" (prepared of wheat flour in shape of Diyas) and offer "Lalpani" (intoxicants) to the Goddess Bhavani. On every Kartika month Sapthami tidhi in Shravana Nakshatra the Savji's celebrate the birthday of Sri Sahasrarjun with much pomp and gaiety. The notable feature of Savji's caste is that during ceremonies of marriage the system of dowry is not at all visible. And the marriages are been done form grooms side. In all most major towns and cities where Savji's LIVE there exists caste societies in name of S.S.K Samajs.

Language

Unlike Marathi, Savji Bhasha appears to be an amalgam of Indic languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Marwari, Konkani, Telugu and Kannada as well as Middle Eastern languages such as Persian and Arabic. Savji Bhasha is related to Dakhani.

It originated as the prototypical languages that existed in the Maheshwar region at time of their migration in early 700 from that region.

Some common phrases

Words / phrases	Transliteration	Meaning
नमस्कार	namaskaar	Hi/Hello
तुमिः कौ se ?	tumeeh kau se?	How do you do?
तुम्हारु नाव काय छे ?	tumhaaru naav kay che?	What is your name?
तुम्ने भेटिकन आनंद हि	tumhne bheTikan Anand hee	Pleased to meet you
परत भेटा	parat bheTaa	See you/Bye Bye
धन्यवाद	dhanyavaad	Thank you
व्है	vhai / whai	Yes (Konkani = vhai)
नै	nai	No
नको	nako	Don't
कौडा	kauDa	How much/many
ख़ा	khaa(n)	Where (Hindi = kahaan)
कौ	kau	How
कवा	kavaa	When
कोण	koN	Who (Marathi = koN)
काय	kaay	What (Marathi = kaay)
कसान	kasaan	Why
हौ	hau	I (Konkani = Hav,Gujarati = hu)
तू	tu	You (singular)
हमिः	hamee(h)	We
तुमिः	tumee(h)	You (plural)Konkani = tumee
छोगोट	tchogot	Good (Marwari = chokhu)
ज़्हूमन	zhuman	Meal (Marwari = zhiman)
शाका	shaka	Meat (especially mutton)
छाकनू	tchaknoo	Curry (generally vegetarian)
पासाल	paasaL	Behind (Persian = pas)