inscriptions in the hassan district

160 Arsikere Taluq.
110
Date 9 1142 A D.
Obeisance to Mahadeva. Praise of Sambhu.
When, (with usual Chalukya titles), Tribhuvanamalla-Deva's victorious kingdom
was extending on all sides, to continue as long as sun moon and stars. —
And, the mahfi-mandalesvara Tnbhuvanamalla, capturer of Talakadu
Kongu Nangah Nolambavadi Banavase and Hanungal, Vira-Ganga Vishnuvarddhana-Hoysala-Deva
was in the residence of Dorasamudia, ruling the
kingdom in peace and wisdom: —
Be it well. Possessed of the usual ascetic virtues (named), devoted to
the shat-karmma (named), (versed in) the Kig Yajus Sama and Atharvana
and their shad-ahgas, suns in dispersing the darkness the poverty of the
company of panegyrists, restrained by munji, yajna and upavita,' wearing
golden eairings, having at their feet the foreheads of the three (castes of)
Kshatnyas, Vaisyas and Sudras, of original ability, lights of the Bah-vamsa,
oceans (of mercy) to those who come for refuge, were the Brahmans of
Kellangere, which is the Hanharapura agrahara, considered to be the southern
Ayyavale: to describe their greatness. From Kodanganur, which they had
received from the grant of the famous Janaraejaya, on the great king Vishnu
saying I will give you a much better village and bringing them along with
him, ho gave them here Kellangere, which was adorned with all the Brahmans.
(Praise of their virtues.)
Her beloved younger brother Ajjama having to her great sorrow gone to
the woild of gods, — for the increase of merit, Jakkavvo erected a Siva temple
While all praised him as a mirror to the face of the Telligas (or oilmongers),
a kalasa to the race of Telhgas, a mountain of ment, — thus did that Gramesvara
(lord of the village) here shine 0 . And the Telliga Jakkave set up
the hnga of the god Gramesvara, and built a temple for it. And for the temple repairs, perpetual lamp
specified), washing the feet of Isanyasakti-pandita's disciple Devarasi-paiidita,
made a grant of land (specified). Usual final verses.
Hanoja Maloja and Chengoja's work (kelasa). Ikkudoja's engraving {barapa)
111
Date 9 about 1170 A. D
The heggades of the customs, from the oil-mill tax due to them, granted
one oil-mill for the perpetual lamp of the god Kesava, and one for the god
Dharmm§svara.
1) The names of Adiyaana and Hallakabhe have been inserted here in small letters between the
lines, without any meaning or connection.