inscriptions in the hassan district

Arsikere Taluq. 141
with flowers, sugar-cane and wells having lofty and handsome temples, crowded
with an increasing population, an ornament to the earth, — who can describe
Arasiyakere? The Jina dharmma and all other dharmmas are cultivated
without opposition by the thousand families of the good in Arasiyakere The
bhavyas (i.e. the Jains) who aided those thousand families were as follows: —
Their speech, a home of truth; their conduct, according to the Jina dharmma;
in worship of the two feet of Jina, fourfold of Indra; their greatness, equal
to that of Kubera, their gifts, bestowed only on the worthy; in acquiring
wealth, giving pleasure to all; on whatever side observed this was the case,—
who then can compare with the bhavyas of Arasiyakere?
The shining Sahasrakuta Jina image being set up by the great Recha, the
company of bhavyas contributed a koti (of monoy), and erected for it a temple
and an enclosure wall in the celebiated Arasiyakere, giving according to their
houses; and the king granted land rated at 10 nishka. This work being
maintained by el koti (7 crores) of people throughout the world, the temple
was called the Elkoti Jinalaya
Be it well. With all titles, the bhavyas of Arasiyakere 1) the southern
Ayyavale, built the Sahasrakiita-ohaityalaya; and for the eight kind of
ceremonies for that god, the livelihood of the pujari and servants, for gifts of
food to those of the four castes who may come, and repairs of the temple,
purchasing land from the 1000 families, and obtaining from the king Ballala the
remission of the tax of 10 honnu on that land, entered it in the accountant's
book, made it over to the line of Sagaranandi-siddhanta-deva of the Ingalesvarabali,
(on the date specified). Details of the land.
And the bhavyas of Arasiyakere having set up the world-praised Santinatha,
erected his temple so as to gain the applause of the world. And to provide
for the worship of that image from the interest, the pattana-svami Kalla....
granted a shop, and others (named) gave funds (specified). Usual final verses.
78
Date ? 1230 A I).
(On the date specified), the Kumari (or princess) Sovala-Devi's heggade Dattayya's
younger brother Singayya, with the Brahmans, all the thousand families
and the townspeople, made a grant of land (specified) for the Sahasrakoti.
79
Date 1184 A. D.
Praise of Sambhu. Usual account of the rise and genealogy of the
Hoy sal as, down to Ballala.
1) Arasiyakere is here described as sitala malige, a warehouse of palmyra leaves, whatever
that may mean