inscriptions in the hassan district

Arsikere Taluq. 161
112
Date 1174 A. D
Praise of Sambhu. Usual account of the Hoysalas (25 hues defaced).
Praises of Kellangere.
Be it well. For the offerings of the god Channa-Kesava of the immemoiial
agrahara Hariharapura, which is Kellangere, for food for the god, and gifts of
food to the Brahmans, —the great minister, sarvvadhikan, the chief accountant
Ketayanna,—having made an exchange by the hand of the maha-maridalesvara
pratapa-Hoysana-Narasimha-Deva,— in the presence of Hoysala vira-Ballala,
(on the date specified), made a grant of lands (specified). Usual final verses.
Chabharaja's son Saradinatha-pandita composed (helda) the sasana Another
final verso.
113
Date 1318 A D
May Vishnu, Virincln, Dhuijjati, Valaiati, Pracheta and the other gods
protect king Nnsimba's son king Ballala May those gods and the munis Atn,
Kasyapa and others, protect Kama, the minister of king Ballala, the son of
Ponna-Raja.
Be it well All the Brahmans of the immemorial agralwia llarthaiapura,
which is Kellangere, granted to the great master of the robes, the heasuier
Kavanna's son Ramanna a stone sasana as follows—The land in oui village
which llariyanna and others (named), being unable to manage of to pay the
original fixed rent and the extia taxes, transferred to us with a die, — that
land, wo having received from Ramanna 8 gadyana for kattiuje kanike,
Ramanna will pay to the Brahmans for the land one gadyana a year in the
month Pushya and will manage the land (specified); the Brahmans themselvos
will defray any taxes imposed by the palace. That we should pay such taxes
imposed by our village scorns not to bo the custom. This land Ramama may
mortgage, sell or give away Any dispute relating thereto will be settled by
the Brahmans To this land there is no reason to connect the northern field
that the Brahmans will themselves enjoy The land is granted to Ramanna
and his posterity.
As the business of the village, Hanyanna's son the senabova Siupanna
composed (barada) the sasana. Ha .lhyoja's son Bayiroja wrote it with the
chisel (or engraved it). Usual final verse.
114
Date ? about 1300 A. D
Obeisance to Kesava, the form worshipped by the yogindras
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