inscriptions in the hassan district

Arsikere Taluq. 170
150
Date 1105 A. D
Praiso of Sambhu Usual account of the Hoysalas, to Balhila, mentioning
Vishnuvarddhana's conquest of Talakad, by which he became the first to the
Ganga kingdom.
Be it well. When, (with usual titles, and the conquests of Vishnuvarddhana),
Hoysala vira-Ballala-Deva, protecting the whole circle of the earth by putting
down the evil and upholding the good, was in the residence of Doiasamudra,
ruling the kingdom in peace and Wisdom —
Dwellers at bis lotus feet were the elcphant-drivets (dneya-mdvanta); to
describe whose family. — In this creation Dasapala's wife was Mayayve, in
whose womb were born Kateya-mavanta and Malleya, (their praises) Be it
well When the great favourite, the senior Katevn-mavanta, with others
(named), having built the tank of Mudavadiyui, and made rice fields anew
under the old tank, were ruling in peace —in that town was Keta-gauda
and other gaudas (named) who were like jewel wishnng-stones In the presence
of these and all the subjects, Katoya-mavanta, (on the date specified), made
grants (specified) for the god, washing the feet of Trailokyasaktr's eldest son
Amntarasi and his two sous Hmya-Hala-jiya and Chikka-Hala-jiya. Usual
final verses.
The V worshipper of the feet of the god Amntesvaia, Madaiyya wroto this.
.of Bankapuia? engraved it.
151
Date 1285 A D
Praiso of Sainbhu Be it well. When the maharAjadhiiaja paramesvaia
parama-bhattaraka, the Yadava-chakravartti viia-Narasimha-Devarasa was
marching to war with the Nidugal fort, and destioying Bagcyakere, broke its
pride, Kacha-gaudi's son Kachiya-Nayaka's son Maya-Nayaka when attacking
the hoise . was stabhed with a dagger and# went to the world of gods (on
the date specified).
152
Date ? 1227 A D
Praise of Sambhu. Be it well. When, (with usual titles, including) the
uprooter of the Magara kingdom, the establisher of the Chola kingdom, the
pratapa-chakravartti Hoysala vira-Narasimha-Deva was in the residence of
Dorasamudra, ruling the kingdom of the world in peace and wisdom —
A dweller at his lotus feet, the great minister, Mahadeva-dannayaka
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