inscriptions in the hassan district

Hassan Taluq. 17
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Date? 1174 A D
While (with usual titles) Hoysala Ballala-Deva was in the royal city
Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom of the world in peace and wisdom: — (on the
date specified) he made a grant of land (specified) for the basadi of Heragu
(His praises, among which is the following) When the bhert drum sounded
(announcing his march), Laja lost his Ilia (sportiveness), Gurjjara was consumed
with jvara (fever) through foar, Gaul a was as if pierced with a sala (spear),
Pallava was reduced to sampaUlavam (meagre wealth), Chola had his chtila
(crown) reduced to powder
Blessings on Chamana and Jakkavve. (Usual final versos.)
59
Date 1176 A.D.
(On the date specified) the chief of the customs (named) released the
customs-dues for the perpetual lamp of the god Chenna-Pansva of Heragu
And the headman, the senabova (both named) and all the people gave the tax
ou one bullock oil-mill and one oilman's house-tax.
61
Date 1218 A. D.
Praise of Jaitanatha, and the Boar.
In the Somanvaya (or Lunar race) was Yadu, and in the Yadu family
arose the king Sala (his praises). Once when ho was in Sasapuri, a
muni called out in the Karnnata language with great fear poy Sala, on
which he at once killed the tiger with the stick in his hand. From which he
and his line obtained the name Poysala and had the tiger flag. In it, like
a sun, arose Vinayarkka Then Ereyauga, who had three sons,—Ballala,
Vishnu-Deva and Udayaditya. Of them,—how many hostile kings d;d he
not destroy, how many did he not take into favour and restore under his
support, what lands bestowed by him have been resumed, what gift did he not
make, how many reservoirs and other charitable works did he not carry out,
what can be said of the king Vishnu? His son was Narasimha, whoso wife
was Echala-Devi. They had a son Ballala (his praises).
While (with usual titles) Poysala vira-Ballala-Deva, being on a tour of
victory, was in his camp at Nidugal-durga in" Sire-nad, governing the
kingdom in peace: —
A dweller at his lotus-feet was Jai-Bhattayya-Nayaka, whose descent was
as follows:—A raja by right of the Kasmira country; his house being in the
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