title: Daṇḍaka
text: # Daṇḍaka
  
  Daṇḍaka (Sanskrit: Daṇḍaka) was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of south-central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.
  
  ## Location
  
  The capital of Daṇḍaka was named Kumbhavatī, or Madhumanta, or Govardhana, and corresponds to the modern-day Nāśik.
  
  ## History
  
  The Daṇḍakas and their ruling clan, the Bhojas, were descended from the Ṛgvedic Yadu tribe.
  
  According to the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya, a king of Daṇḍaka died along with his relatives and his kingdom after attempting to rape a brāhmaṇa girl.
  
  