 The sources for Rashtrakuta history include medieval inscriptions , ancient literature in the Pali language , contemporaneous literature in Sanskrit and Kannada and the notes of the Arab travellers . Theories about the dynastic lineage ( Surya Vamsa — Solar line and Chandra Vamsa — Lunar line ) , the native region and the ancestral home have been proposed , based on information gleaned from inscriptions , royal emblems , the ancient clan names such as " Rashtrika " , epithets ( Ratta , Rashtrakuta , Lattalura Puravaradhiswara ) , the names of princes and princesses of the dynasty , and clues from relics such as coins . Scholars debate over which ethnic / linguistic groups can claim the early Rashtrakutas . Possibilities include the north western ethnic groups of India , the Kannadiga , Reddi , the Maratha , or the tribes from the Punjab region . 
