inscriptions in the hassan district

226 Channarayapatna Taluq.
with Siva,—the temple of Somtisvara being greatly in ruins, caused it to be
repaired. May it be an offering to Siva. May it be an offering to Somesvara.
Great good fortune.
241
Date 1432 A. D.
Be it well. (On the date specified), when the pratapa-chakravartti, the
mabarajAdhiraja raja-paramesvara vtra-pratapa Deva-Raya-inaharaya was in
the residence of Hampe Hastinavati which is Vijayanagari, ruling a poaceful
kingdom:—and the champion over three kings, Hinyakattige Amareya-Nayaka's
sons Gundappa-Nayaka and Amareya-Nayaka wore ruling Vrjaya-Somanathapura
which is Nuggiyahalii; — the manager of his house, the Elahanka-nad
prabhu, (with epithets), Jala Bhima-Setti's son Chikka-Bhimanna, assembling the Biahmans of N
to be performed. Usual final verse.
242
Date 1252 A.D
A life of good fortune, wealth, the fortune of supreme valour, pre-eminence,
may the god Gautamesvara grant to the councillor Madhava Victory to the
sword in the hand of the Hoysala king, a jewel mirror to the young woman the
kingdom of Uma-Devi, was Kesava. Verses in praise of Balla or Ballaha, and
of Betta-chamupa Into the hands of the pratapa-chakravartti Hoysala vira-
Ballaja-Devarasa, the great minister Kesiraja-dannayaka, for the decorations
and illuminations of the god KesavesVara which he had set up in the agrahara
of Kesavapura, which is Bejugali, established by himself, and for the'temple
repairs, having obtained a copper sasana, and with that copper sasana the village of Tagadur,—
Dwellers at the lotus feet of the pratapa-chakravartti vira-Somesvara-
Devarasa, the great minister Kesiraja-dannayaka, Billayya-dannayaka, Bottayyadannayaka,
with the cousent of their sons Kesiyanna, Gautamayya, and
Siripayya, (on the date specified), at the time of an eclipse of the moon, made
grants of land (specified). And the remaining land (specified) Kesiyanna, the
grandson of ... mavve, and others (named) granted to the Brahmans, who
will pay 40 gadyana a year for the services of the god Kesavesvara, togother
with kattu-guttige and pindd-dana. If the palace claim fodder for elephants
and fodder for horses from Tagadur, 15 gadyana will be deducted from the
40 gadyana payable by the Brahmans.
Usual final verses. Sasana written by the srikaraya Bettayya's son
Lakhkhayya.