摩揭陀国王，旃陀笈多（Candagutta）之子、阿育王之父，其母怀孕时因误食毒物被大臣为救胎儿而杀，胎儿随后被寄养于连续七只新宰母羊的子宫中七日方得出生，因此周身留下斑点。

A king of Magadha, son of Candagutta and father of Asoka, whose birth—after his pregnant mother was killed to save him from poisoned food—involved being carried for seven days in the wombs of freshly slaughtered goats, leaving his body famously spotted.