(Sanskrit) or Sakya (PÄli) is the name (derived from Sanskrit Å›akya, "capable, able") of an Indo-Aryan-speaking nation or janapada of the (the so-called "warrior caste"). The ÅšÄkyas formed independent tribes or kingdoms near the foothills of the HimÄlayas. The ÅšÄkya capital was Kapilavastu (PÄli: Kapilavatthu).