, ▁the ▁Mot up al li ▁ins cription ▁of ▁Gan ap ati ▁counts ▁legend ary ▁solar ▁dynast y ▁k ings ▁such ▁as ▁R ama ▁among ▁the ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁Dur j aya , ▁the ▁pro gen itor ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁family . ▁The ▁M alk ap ur am ▁ins cription ▁of ▁V ish ves h var a ▁Sh iv ach ary a , ▁the ▁pre ceptor ▁of ▁K ak ati ya ▁r ul ers ▁Gan ap ati - de va ▁and ▁Rud rama - de vi , ▁also ▁connect s ▁the ▁K ak ati y as ▁to ▁the ▁solar ▁dynast y ▁( S ū ry ava ṃ sa ). ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" K sh atri ya " ▁in ▁these ▁pan egy ric ▁records ▁appears ▁to ▁sign ify ▁the ▁family ' s ▁war rior - like ▁qual ities ▁rather ▁than ▁their ▁actual ▁var na . ▁ ▁Early ▁fe ud atory ▁chief s ▁▁ ▁The ▁reg nal ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁family ▁are ▁not ▁certain . ▁Ven na , ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Dur j aya , ▁is ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁K ak ati ya ▁chief . ▁The ▁Bay yar am ▁tank ▁ins cription ▁names ▁his ▁success ors ▁as ▁G unda ▁I , ▁G unda ▁II , ▁and ▁G unda ▁III , ▁comparing ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁Ram as ▁( Par ash ur ama , ▁D ash ar ath a - R ama , ▁and ▁Bal ar ama ).