Tribes in Ancient India c33.36

c33.36

⁵ Cf. *The Romantic Legend of Śākya Buddha*, p. 28, in which King Pih-Shing or ‘Hundred Excellences’, i.e. Śatānīka, is represented as the son of Tsien-Shing (‘Thousand Excellences’ or *Sahasrānīka*). It should be noted that ‘anika’ can also mean ‘army, host’; it would appear that Parantapa, Śatānīka and Sahasrānīka may all be taken to refer to the valour and martial strength of the king of Vatsa.