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. But this has been rejected on the basis that from ancient books such as "Dipavamsha" and "Mahavamsha" in Pali language it is known the term "Maharatta" and not "Rashtrika" has been used to signify hereditary ruling clans from modern Maharashtra region and the terms "Rashtrika" and "Petenika" appear to be two different displaced ruling tribes.