inscriptions in the hassan district

INTRODUCTION. XXXI
victorious march; but it was again filled up, the people in the earth say, by
the tears of the wives of his enemies, caused by their separation from their
husbands bereft through Asoka.
This is followed by another, as follows, which seems ironical: —
kim chitram trijagatau Narada-mune Vishno srinu jnapaye
svarge Sakra-sado'sti nritya-rahitam vahnih kshudham vanchhati |
gopayaty Alakapatir nija-nidhin vevekti bhashyam Phani
jfiane datn-gune su-karmani raneshv eko'sty Asoko nripah n
What wonder is there in the three worlds, Narada-muni V Vishnu, listen, 1
will tell. In svarga Indra's assembly is without dancing, fire has lost its
appetite, Kubera is guarding his own treasure, Phani (also a name of Patanjah)
is expounding the Bhashya,—in wisdom, generosity, good deeds and wars,
Asoka is the only king.
HN. 19 gives these kings' names as Narasimhavarmma and Krishnavarinma.
On. 167 gives an account of Basava-dikshita, who had been guru to both the
kings Isvara and Narasa, and performer of the vajapeya and other great
sacrifices for both Narasimha and Krishna-Raja.
With Cn. 187 we come to Achyuta-Raya. It is Bl. 197 in his reign that
gives us the name of Aiigadi, which I have identified with the Hoysala birthplace
Sose,vur. Hn. 7 gives us the same important information as was obtained
in Ng. 68 (Vol. IV) regarding the succession after Achyuta-Raja. On the
death of the latter, his son Venkata-Raya came to the throne, but soon died.
Then it was that Sadasiva-Raya, the son of Ranga and Timmamba, was anointed
to the throne by Rama-Raja, his sister's husband, and the chief ministers l)
He brought into subjection the whole land from Setu to Himadri, and ruled
for a long time. The Kambhoja, Bhoja, Kalinga, Karahata and other kings
acted as servants in his female apartments The inscription concludes with
the genealogy of Rama-Raja. He was descended from Nanda of the Lunar
line, through king Chalikka and Bijjalendra. Then came Somi-Deva, who
captured seven hill-forts. His grandson, master of Araviti-pura, was the king
Pinnama, whose son was the king Araviti-Bukka, whose wife was Ballambika.
Their son was Rama-Raja, who by his wife Lakkambika, had a son Sri-Ranga-
Raja. His wife was Tirumalambika, and their son was Rama-Raja, whose
younger brothers were Tirumala-Raja and Venkatiidri-Raja.
The remaining Vijayanagara inscriptions belong to Sri-Ranga-Raya, (Bl. 1,
dated 1578), Venkatapati-Raya (Bl. 146, dated 1607), and five of Sri-Ranga-
Raya II (B1.80, dated 1659, 196, 81, 122, and Hn.40, dated 1663) In the
first he is said to be the sou of Gopala-Raja and grandson of Araviti Rama
Raja-Ranga-Raja. In the second he is said to be the son of Gopala-Raja, but
grandson of Narasapa-Raja and great-grandson of Araviti Rama-Raja-Verika-
" Sadasiva was thus the nephew of Achyuta-Raya, though called his BOB in Hn. 15 are 2