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Mahadeva was a native of Palmaner in the Madras presi dency. He was a Kaundinya and a Saivite. Nilakamha his contemporary and so he belongs to the first half of l^jth century. His Adbhuta-darpana narrates the progr^3 Kama's war onwards from HanumanV return from
Chandrasekhara was a native of Bundlekand. His was Gopinatha. He was tutor to King Vira who flourished the .second half of the i?th century. His Madhurvn —a drama of eight acts—describes in a very attractive forcd secret loves of Sana's daughter Usha andAniruddhra,oQficIta~ ding in the defeatof Bana and the union of thq loving catljp^13*
Anandarayamakhi was born near Tanjpre in the family of Nrisimharaya. His father was a minister of Sahiraja Tanjore (i68"4-i7n A.D.jand must therefore have Jived in first quarter of the 1r8th century. Two dramas of his come down to \*s^htjivananda-nataka of five aq|f and V^dyaparimtya of six. The language is throughout V£j?y vigorous and learned, but wants dramatic beauty.
Sankara-dikshit was a native of Bundlekand and flourished in the first half of the l8th century. His Pmdyumnavijayq?**^*'®?* drama of seven acts—describes the victory of Jpradyumna ov^r the Daitya chief Vajranabha. The source of the play is th «s Harivamsa. The occasion for *the composition was the coro -~ uation festival of King Sabhasimha of Parma.
Vaidyanatha flourished at Nuddea in the reign of Iswara.-chaudra in the z8th century. His Chaitrayagna—a drama o- 4 five acts—describes the legend of Daksha. The interposition of SansMrt songs, fitting the drama better for the stage, is-something remarkable. .