 There are a lot of Bakharis written in Marathi and Modi script from this period.But by the late 18th century, the Maratha Empire's influence over a large part of the country was on the decline.In the 18th century during Peshwa rule, some well-known works such as Yatharthadeepika by Vaman Pandit, Naladamayanti Swayamvara by Raghunath Pandit, Pandava Pratap, Harivijay, Ramvijay by Shridhar Pandit and Mahabharata by Moropant were produced.