inscriptions in the hassan district

Arsikerc Taluq 171
Naxaua-gatta tank to the lice-fields of the small tank, is a traitor to Siva, and
excommunicate from the thirty-two thousand. Usual final verses
The god Mallikarjjuna is our refuge. Obeisance to the gurus and to
Uanadhipati [wrote] with desire this sasana His given word
lingers behind, the boon he has conferred coming before, ho is not Bamma,
from his name alone ho cannot fly through the sky, what vmidna has he in
disguise, . . Barmraa-dova 1) . So as not to take up many lines, so close that
all who see will admire, and yet distinct to all in the world, able is [the
writing of] Dasoja's eldest son Masana.
Obeisance to the guru and to Sarasvati Mallinatha is oui lefuge
128
Data 1229 A D
(On the date specified), all the Brahmans of Talirur agiahara agieeing
togethei made a sameya-lasana2 ) as follows. — Shares which have not paid the
fixed lent and are ruined, from the day they have been left ohala i) will pay
interest at the rate of '3 hdga a month for a hon The dhala share may be
ledeenied up to three months on payment of the rent and mtorest. 11 not
redeemed, the ohala share may be exchanged, mortgaged, sold or given away
No debtor can claim the former rent from the date of the share being left
ohala, as a debt. Such is the rule made for the village Whoso transgresses
this [will incur the anger] of the emperor, and be ,
129
Date about 1180 A I).
Praise of Vishnu. Usual genealogy of the Hoysalas, to Ballata
Bo it well. When, (with usual titles), the pratapa-Hoysala Ballala-Deva
was in the royal city Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom of the world.—
A dweller at his lotus feet, the senior dandanAyaka Davapaiya, who had
worshipped the feet of Vishnuvarddhana-Iloysala-Deva, made a grant to the
sixty-two of Talirur in Niragunda-nad
130
Date ? about 12(H) A.D
Praise of Kesava and Siva Praise of the Brahmans of Taluui.
Be it well. Possessed of the usual ascetic virtues (named), devoted to the
worship of gods, Brahmans and guru, Brahmas in knowledge of the vedas,
l)
It is a pity that this olover composer's aocount of himself is so muoh defaced, as bis
composition is very intrioate and skilful.
2)Seasonal sasuna.
3)
No meaning onn be found for this word, which is not in any dictioiian
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