408 Journ. of the Asiat. Soc. of Bengal. [Nov. & Dec., 1915, 
Gandaki in the west, the Ganges on the south, and the Kausiki 
on the east formed deep and broad moats not easy to cross. 
Furthermore, the land itself was intersected by a network of 
smaller streams which presented formidable obstacles to the 
enough to form a strong base. 
Hence luckily for Sanskrit learning, Tirhut escaped durin 
a century and a quarter the Turkish ravages that devastated the 
adjoining provinces. It gave refuge to a number of pandits 
tion will be discussed in the following section. 
B. The Karnata Dynasty. 
1 See the introductory verses of the Krtya-ratnakara, Karnata-varn® 
; eh (v. 6) and the 
nerenhi cee ti, Karnat-anvaya- bhusanaih. 
Fe howd pati’s Bhii-parikramana which was ister expanded into the 
Purusa-pariksG, its extant eight tales forming the first chapter thereof. 
j <re:. Gat HOTTA 
wa FAT | . ara wage mala, aa aq aaa 
FAG: arayHsi 
ars t fol. 18b. of the Sans. Coll. MS., vi. 79. 
