inscriptions in the hassan district

198 Channarayapatna Taluq.
of the Patsaha of Vrjeyapura, he caused the stone-fort to be built, and set up
the matha, mantapa, evening matha, pond, well, Basava pillar, swing, and
images of gods. Great good fortune.
168
Date 1186 A. D.
(The first part is gone.)
To the beautiful Gangavadi like the face was . , on which Moneganakatta,
the suburb of this Dindigur, was like the ornamental wafer-spot (on the
forehead). In Moneganakatta the lord Rama-Deva caused a lofty Jina temple
to be made, which touched the sky like the chain of the golden mountains.
The line of its gurus was as follows:—Nayakirtti-siddhanta-chakravartti's
disciple, Adhyatmika-Balachandra-munirajendra, his eldest disciple muni-Meghachandra,
lights of the Postaka-gachchha, Desika-gana, and Kondakundanvaya.
(On the date specified), the Banavase agent Mottada-Nayaka, the gaundas
and prabhus of the Dindiyur vritti, and the Meh thousand,—for the eight
kinds of ceremonies for the god Santmatha, temple repairs, and gifts of food
to rishis, made grants of land (specified), freed from all imposts, with pouring
of water, to Meghachandra-deva.
167
Date 1519 A D.
(Nagari characters)
Corresponds word for word with Hassan No. C above, down to "Hemachala
to Setu"
(On the date specified 1) ), in the presence of Virupfiksha on the bank of the Turigabhadra, to Basav
sfitra and Rik-sakha, guru to both the king isvara and the king Narasa, and
also performer of all the ceremonies of the vdjipeya and other great sacrifices
for vii a-Nnsimha and Krishna-Raya in succession, acharyya of the surt-loka,
the son of Rangu-yajna, having crossed over to the farthest shore of grammar,
logic and philosophy, was given the village of Sanaba, (its boundaries) situated
in the Atakur-sthala of the Hoysana-nad, in the Ghanagin kingdom, together
with all rights and ceremonies as usual.
And Basava-dikshita, taking the management of the village, formed it into
27 shares, and reserving 8 shares for himself, gave the remainder to Brahmans
and the gods. (Here follow details of the shareholders.)
This copper Sasana was composed at the command of Krishna-Deva-maharaya,
with soft expressions, by the treasury of the glory of great poets, Sabhapati.
1) Kamadhenu-mahadane go-dvdasyam maha-tithau.