The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c17.130

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There is little to be said of other tribes. The Vidarbhas are known through one of their kings who received certain knowledge from the mythical sages Parvata and Nārada, and through a special kind of dog found in their country. The list of kings who performed the horse-sacrifice includes the Çvikna king, Ṛishabha Yājñatura. Mention has been made above of the Pārāvatas, who were found on the Jumna; and the Kekayas with their prince Açvapati, and the Balhikas were located in the far north. The temptation to transform the name of the latter into a sign of Irānian influence must be withstood, as it rests on no sure basis and we have seen Balhika as part of the name of a Kuru prince. An early Sūtra refers to Çaphāla, the kingdom of Ṛituparṇa. The Andhras, and other tribes mentioned by the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa as outcasts, were probably still Dravidian in blood and speech, though Muṇḍā speaking tribes may have been mingled with them as the name Çabara suggests. The Aṅgas, too, may have been comparatively little affected by the influence of the Āryan culture. It has been conjectured that in Magadha the wave of Āryan civilisation met with another wave of invasion from the east; but, tempting as the suggestion is, it cannot be supported by anything in the Vedic literature¹.