inscriptions in the hassan district

34 Hassan Taluq.
the milk in the cocoa-nut, his treasury, thus was king Ballala praised in alt
the world. Cutting down the hostile kings and piling them round as a hedge,
clearing away the forest Talakadu by burning it, he ploughed it with the hoofs
of his horsemen, and forming seed-beds watered with the stream of his valour,
at once sowed it with his lasting fame, the king (Vishnu) Sahasa-Gauga-
Poysala. Of this Vishnuvarddhana-D£va, (with numerous titles) the senior
queen and crowned mahadevi was Santala-Devi (Her praises.) Her father
was Marnsinga, her mother Machikabhe.
Tnbhuvana-malla Vira-Gaiiga Vishnuvarddhana-Hoysala-Deva, ruling over
the earth bounded by the frontier ghat of Naiigali on the east, Koiigu Cheram
and Anamale on the south, the Barakanur and other ghats on the west, the
Herddore and Saviinale on the north, — of his favour to (with numerous epithets)
the senior queen and crowned mahadevi Santala-Devi,— (on the date
specified) made a grant to her of the village of Santigrama, and to
220 Brahmans the villages belonging to it (named). And Sfmtala-Devi's
father Herggade-Marasingamayya, having set up in that Santigrama the god
Dharmesvara, made grants of land (specified) to provide for its worship and
ceremonies. Also Vishnuvarddhana-Deva made certain grants (specified) for
the priest Sivasakti-pandita. (Usual final verses.)
117
Date 157S A. D.
(On the date specified) the promoter of the Pudur-vaihSa, champion over
thirteen kings, champion over kings who bind themselves and desert, champion
over kings who enter the battle-field and withhold their hands, champion over
proud kings who wish to command, the sole donor in the world, the sole hero
in the world, Basava-Rajaya-Deva-maba-arasu, son of Indusekhara-Raja,
who was the son of Nuggehalli Rayoder, who was the son of Tirumala-Rfija,
son-in-law of the maha-rajadhiraja raja-paramesvara vira-pratapa Praudha-
Deva-maharayai — caused the stone gateway of Sautigrama to be constructed
and ornamented with the tiger-face. This work was carried out by Siriganahebaruva
of the village.
118
Date 1762 A D.
Praise of the Boar and Sambhu
(On the date specified) the rajadhiraja raja-paramdsvara apratima-praudhapratapa
vira-narapati Krishna-Raja-Vadeyar of Mahisur caused to be written
and given to Venkata-Ramaiya a copper deed of sale as follows: — Whereas
you have applied that the village of Savantanahalli in Heragu-hobali, attached