inscriptions in the hassan district

170 Arsikere Taluq.
Obeisance to Ganadlupati When, (with usual titles), the pratapa-chakravartti
Hoysala vtra-Ballala-Deva was in the residence of Dorasamudra, ruling
the kingdom of the world in peace and wisdom: —
A dweller at his lotus feet, a moon risen from the ocean of the Karnnatavamsa,
purified by constant recitation of the Sama-veda, of the Harita-gotra,
leverencing the lotus feet of the pure Sivacharyya, worshipper of the lotus feet
of the god Amntesvara, an ornament of the race of guius, acharyya of the pure
Saiva-santana, a Siva Mahesvara chief, of exceeding merit, — was perggade-
Sankanna. To describe his descent' — In the Jambu village of the Thousand
bada, a Brihaspati to the Sama-veda, of the Harita-gotra, was Madhusudana.
His wife was Jakkala-devi, and they had a son Bhaskara. His wife was Malavve,
and their son, an ornament to the king's ministry for peace and war, was
Kesiraja, (his praise). His wife was Mahadevi, and they had five sons,—
Kamarasa, Bficharasa, Nacharasa, Madhuvanna, and Sankara. (Praises of
the last.) In the office of a purohita he shone; but why mention this one
thing'' —in lucid policy, in themes for good poets, in cultivated binging and
conversation, in judging precious stones, — ho was a favourite of king Gmdurggamalla,
— the accomplished Saiikara. (Farther praises, saying that) no
other ministers were equal to the perggade-Sankanna. From vtra-Hoysala he
obtained (the appointment of) inspector of the servants of the porch or terrace
(dehdrad-fdigad-adhyaksha). Sankanna's heggaditi was Malavve, (her praise)
His son was Chandramauh; his son-in-law perggade Devaraja, the hushand of
Gariga. And this daughter of Sankara constructed a tank.
With wide spread lame, which was like a peimanent combination of the
(white) lustie of Mnda's body, of pearls, of Indra's elephant, of a smile, of the
milk ocean, of moonlight, of sandal, of the pure starry mountain,—did
porggade-Sankanna shine, an ocean of good qualities, a bee at the lotus feet
of the pure Sivachaiyya. He (on the date spocified), set up the god Chennabankara
in Pallava-grama which is Tahrur in Nirggunda-nad, and erected
a temple.
To describe the glory of that Talirur: — (usual account of the gardens
and buildings, and learning of the Brahmans there). In this beautiful Pallavagrama
Sankara-deva erected for Chenna-sankara a splendid abode, the rays
from the pinnacle of which surpassed the rainbow in beauty.
And for the decorations and illuminations of the god, the perpetual lamp,
temple repairs, the livelihood of the pUjari, and gifts of food to the ascetics,—
the great minister, the senior mane-veggade Chandiamauliyanna, making petition
to vira-BallaJa-Deva, (at the time specified) obtained remission of 9 gadyana,
the fixed rent of that Talirur; and all the Brahmans remitted the fixed rent
on the land which heggade-Sankanna had left, together with the hah.
(Boundaries) Whoso attempts to draw water irom the sluice of the