inscriptions in the hassan district

74 Belur Taluq.
that he and no others were equal to Garuda, the images of himself and of
Garuda wore equally engraved thereon. No one before has set up such a
vira-sdsana as king Ballala's chief minister Kuvara-Lakshma.
His warriors, his beloved wife and himself having with him surrendered
their whole life to their ruler, what a hero was Kuvara-Lakshma. Whose
mind would not gain surprising valour, what mind of a friend would not cause
the hair on the body to stand up with pleasure, what mind of an enemy would
not bo filled with fear, —in reflecting on the achievements of Kuvara-Lakshma?
A champion over servants who fail in their word in the stress of war, he did
not prove false to what he bad undertaken, the ternfier of his enemies, Kuvara-
Lakshma: do others who renounce their given word fulfil their vows like him?
While thus all the world was praising him as the founder of the greatness
and increase of king Ballala and the cause of his prosperity, —the dandisa
Lakshma, together with his wife, mounted up on the splendid stone pillar,
covered with the poetical vlra-sasana, proclaiming his devotion to his master.
And on the pillar they became united with Lakshml and with Garuda (the
inscription ends thus, in an unfimsfied verse).
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Date 1220 A. D.
When (with usual titles) Hoysana-Narasimha-Deva was in the residence of
DGrasamudra, ruling the kingdom in peace and wisdom: — A dweller at his
lotus feet, — (on the date specified), Narasimba-Deva in Bijjana's alarm having
sent for the chief man to guard his elephant — Jasapala, leaving the line in
front of the battle, —so that the chiefs who were with Macheya wore pleased,
stationed his elephant behind and causing it to strike, destroyed Bijjana's
army, seized his horse alive and making it over, again went into the fight
and attained to the world of gods
To describe his descent: —to Jasa-Nayaka and his wife Ballubayi was born
Ekkava; to whom and to Ketamalla-Nayaka was born Dasa-Deva (Verses in
his praise.)
Dasapala-Sahani's wife, the sahaniti Santavve, set up this stone.
114
Date 1173 A D.
Praise of Sambhu.
There was (omitting laudations) the great king Vinayaditya, whose senior
queen was Keleyabarasi. Their son was Eyeyanga, whose wife was Echala-
Devi. Their sons were Vallala, Bitti-Deva and Udayaditya. The eldest of
them, Balla|a-Deva, a bee at the lotus feet of Hara (siva), caused all kings to
bow at his (Siva's) feet and was devoted to Isvara-