spotted, variegated Snp.675; Vism.51; Vv-a.253; name of one of the dogs in the Lokantara hell Ja.vi.106, Ja.vi.247 (Sabálo ca Sāmo ca). asabala, unspotted DN.ii.80.

• -kārin acting inconsistently AN.ii.187.

Vedic śabala (e.g. A. V. 8, 1, 9) = κέρβερος, Weber, Ind. Stud. ii.297