432 Journ. of the Asiat. Soc. of Bengal. [Nov. & Dec., 1915. 
Similarly, Sankara Misra’s forte lay in Vaisesika philosophy 
= Nyaya (the Vaisesika-sitr-opaskara, the Nyaya-lilavati- 
anthabharana, the Atma-tatva-viveka-kalpa-lata, the Ananda- 
ss and the Bheda-prakasa). But he tried also other 
fields of learning such as smrti (Chandog-ahnik-oddhara, sraddha- 
pradipa and Prayaseitta-pradipa) and even drama (Gauri- 
Sone nataka 
Vacaspati Misra, who figured so Srouupepihy during the rule 
of Bhairavendra and his son Ram adra, wrote mainly on 
smrti, but could not avoid the spice contagion, and touched 
also on Nyaya (the Nydya-sitr-oddhara, the Khandana-khand- 
odhara and the Anumina-thondo- tika), and on Niti or morals 
(the Niti-cintamani 
In fact this re is marked out from the previous 
periods by the gradual diffusion of Sanskritic knowledge, and 
by the first serious attempts in developing the vernacular litera- 
ture. A period which saw the birth of the Padavali and its fine 
songs on Radha-Krsna must take a front rank in the history 
of Indian vernaculars, and cannot be overlooked by those 
dealing with the history of Eastern India 
APPENDIX A. 
THE KaRNATA Dywasry. 
(c. 1150-1395 a.p.) 
In the Karnata kula— 
Nanyadeva 
(a contemporary of Seueeens and of Jayacandra). 
sctihats va 
ao rey eS to 1326 A.D.). 
Nr (deva). 
Ramasitahadev 7a 
ruling in 1390 a.p.). 
