This is counter to the argument by other scholars that the term Rishtika used together with Petenika in the Ashokan inscriptions implied they were hereditary ruling clans from modern Maharashtra region and the term "Ratta" implied Maharatta ruling families from modern Maharashtra region.
This contradicts the argument by other scholars that the term "Rishtika" combined with "Petenika" in the Ashokan inscriptions indicated they were hereditary ruling clans from the modern Maharashtra region, and the term "Ratta" implied Maharatta ruling families from the modern Maharashtra region.