inscriptions in the hassan district

124 Arsikere Taluq,
The writer of this Sasana was the priest of Mulasthana-Kalideva, the
senabhova Madayya,
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Date 1130 A. D.
Praise of Sambhu. Obeisance to Ganapati. Praise of.. .munipa.
When, entitled to the five big drums, the maha-mandale'svara Tribhuvanamalla,
capturer of Talakadu, the strong-armed Vira-Ganga Hoysala Bitti-Deva,
putting down the evil and upholding the good in the Gaiigavadi Ninety-six
Thousand, was in the residence of Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom in peace
and wisdom: —
A dweller at his lotus feet, (with various epithets, including) entitled to
the five big drums, maha-samanta, descended in the Somanvaya, worshipper of
the feet of Nola[mbal-Deva, receiver of a boon from the goddess Sarada, his
father's (ayyana) lion, - was Singarasa of Arasiyakere. Having received
Kahkatti in the Magare Three Hundred, when governing it free from all
troubles, (on the date specified) he set up the god Singesvara, and in order to
provide for the decorations of the god, etc., made a grant of land (specified),
washing the feet of Kriyasakti-pandita, disciple of Paresvara-pandita, acharyya
of the Naishtika-mata in Arasiyakere. Usual final verses
To Chenega and Sovabhe was born a son. His wife was Madikabhe, and
to them was born Marasinga To Nolamba-Gaunda and Bimmikabhe was born
Buva. To Buva and to Sovabhe was born Punusega. To him and to Chattabhe
was born to be the ruler of the Eight Hundred, Singa-samanta of the Kanigilu
Four. Washing the feet of Kriyaiakti-pandita and of the Singesvara temple
priest's son Rama-deva, they made the grant Two other small grants.
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Date? 1158 A. D.
Praise of Sambhu. Obeisance to Siva.
When (with usual titles) Vira-Ganga Hoysala was in the residence
of Dfirasatnudra, ruling the kingdom in peace and wisdom: — And a dweller
at his lotus feet, (with various epithets), worshipper of the feet of Narasinga-
Deva, the great minister and general Hinya.... Bammeya, who had subdued
Gaula, Chola, Chera, Pandya, Irungola and the kings of every city, was
ruling the kingdom in peace; — The worshipper of his feet, (with various epithets)
the abode of literature, the maha-samanta aechchana-Macheya-Nayaka's son,
the samanta Ghasane-Mahadeva-Nayaka, having received Kajikatti in the
Magare Three Hundred, was governing it free from all obstruction; — (on the
date specified) Bammdja and Machoja haying set up the linga Kammatesrara,