inscriptions in the hassan district

78 Belur Taluq.
When (with usual titles, as above) Vishnuvarddhana-Hoysala-Deva was
ruling the kingdom of the world —(on the date specified), the jeweller citizens
young and old of the three capitals, the great city Dorasamudra, Beluhur
and Vishnusamudra, being present, they granted for the god Minikesvara the
following dues (spocifiod l) ). Obeisance to Siva.
And (on the date specified) all the Desis (many names given) granted for
the god Manikesvara certain dues (specified).
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Date 1173 A. D
When (with usual titles) Hoysala vira-Ballala-Deva (on the date specified,—
22nd of July 1173) was crowned, — it being the Karkkataka-sankramana
(or passage of the sun into Cancer) and vyatipata,— he made for the god
Manikesvara a grant of Hiriya-Belugah in Sige-nad, free of all imposts.
(Imprecation.)
119
Date about 1185 A. D.
Praise of Sambhu.
Like the sun (Aditya) in the eastern mountains the Yadava-kula, illuminating
the world with his glory, arose the brave Vmayaditya, whose son
(omitting laudations) was Ereyanga. His son was the emperor of the world
Vishnu, who by the might of his arm cut down the evil doers up to the
boundary of Kanchi on the east, the noted Kongu on the south, the shore of
the ocean on the west, the Krishna and Venna rivers on the north, and
setting up piles (of stones) as marks of the permanent limits of the land,
by his valour he brought it into subjection, and was celebrated for the sports
of his bravery. His son was Narasimha, whose son, like an eleventh Muran
of the Kali ago, was Ballala. Having ? sacked Devadurgga, which formerly
the Chola king (or the Chola named Narendra) had made certain could not bo
taken, he by his valour captured Uchchangi, together with all the empire of
the Paydya king, —this Trmetra to the Tnpura hostile hill-forts, the brave
king Ballala. When (with usual titles) Hoysala vira-Balla}a-Deva was in the
royal city Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom of the world in peace and
wisdom: —
Dwellers at his lotus feet, the citizens of Hannavana, (their praises and
names) made a grant as follows for the god Nakaresvara (here follow the
details).
isanasakti-mum's eon was KalyanaSakti, whose eon was Devdndra, whose
younger brother was isanasakti-brattsa. (Here follows a further grant, to
whom ?)
1) Some of these it lit difficult to explain.