[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Ancient Indian Historical Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922) › c16.40 # Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c16.40 Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c16.40 - **Language:** English ### [c16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c16.40) Kings and brahmans also bore the names⁶ of animals, as Ṛkṣa, Ṛṣabha, Kuruṅga, and Vatsa; of birds, Śakuni, Haṃsa, Śuka, and Ulūka; of trees and plants, as Aśvattha, Plakṣa, Nala, and Muñja; of inanimate objects, as Śaṅkha, Dṛti, Aśman¹ and Droṇa; and even of ceremonies, as Aśvamedha: also of parts of the body, as Bāhu, Karṇa, Cakṣus; and of abstract ideas, as Śakti and Manyu. - [Previous: c16.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c16.39) - [Next: c16.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c16.41) - [Up: c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.pargiter-1922.c16.40) · Pramāṇa