inscriptions in the hassan district

Channarayapatna Talnq 201
The description of the village by learned men acquainted with it is here given
in the Karnnata language. (Here follow the boundaries at great length ) This
village Pandita-dandadhisvara, (on the date specified), at the time of an eclipse
of the moon, granted with the usual ceremonies to Brahmans of many gotras,
155 Brahmans. The first rent of the agrahara, including tribute, is 100 nishka,
out of which 18 nishka are assigned for recital of the Vedas and bkatavriti.
Usual final verses.
(signed) sri-Vira-Ballaa-Devasya
Date 1220 A.D.
Be it well. Of the 100 nishka which the king vira-Ballala had fixed
for the first rent of the great Dindugur agrahara, his son, the piat'ipachakravartti
Iloysala vira-Narasimha, (on the date specified,— 18th April) at
the time of his celebrating the festival of his coronation, made a grant of 25
nishka, leaving 75 nishka as the amount payable to the government Praise
of the king.
(signed) sri-Vira-Narasimha-Devasya
174
Date ? 1500 A D
(The first part is much defaced.)
May it be prosperous. (On the date specified), Narasauna-Nayaka ? made
an agreement with Yajunalla-Nay aka . . Singa pa-Nay aka having heard
and informed Annyappa-NAyaka, . , pa-nayaka made a grant of the wet land
and dry land of this Kauyamarenhalli, together with the customs, loom tax,
rnainage tax, import duties, export duties, . . dues on horse-gram, ragi, oil,
ghi, salt-pans, and all other taxes whatovcr they may be,— in order that merit
may accrue to Knshna-Kaya, and that everlasting increase of happiness may
be to ourselves. Usual final verses
175
Date 1.399 A D
In order that much increase of kingdom may be to the maharajridlnraja lAjaparamesvara
vira-pratapa Hanhara-mahaiaya, the Rayi-soths of the customs
dues by both roads, by order of Lakhanna-Vodeyar, to provide oil for the
perpetual lamp of the god ChennakeSava of Aneganakejre, made a grant of the
11 varaha 12 hana realised from the old godage, included in the customs dues
paid by the oil-inongers as oil-mill tax, —and caused a stone sasana to he
written. Usual final verses.
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