inscriptions in the hassan district

Channarayapatna Taluq. 227
243
Date 1210 A. D.
Praise of Sambhu. Obeisance to Siva, Ganapati and Suryya. Ma) the
three renowned ones, the hushands of Sri, Uma and Vani, grant to Kesava, the
favourite of generals, the accomplishment of his desires in Vejugali. The
descent of the Hoysala line, who were the lords of the family of that general
Kesiraja, was as follows: — Usual account of the riso and genealogy of the
Hoysalas. Of Ballala it is said,—Having penetrated to the seat (of government)
Erambarage, Gutti, ... Panugal, the celebrated Lokkigundi where the Sevunas
had grown strong and wore settled, the great Pandya's fort impregnable to all
the world,—these were ruined by the wind of Poysala's attack as if written in
lotters of water, were they not? When he was the supremo ruler, Narasiiiiha
was the Yuvaraja, and in connection with him great praise is given to his
younger sister Sovala-Devi, for her beauty, virtues and extensive hborahty,
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(This is the continuation of the forogoing inscription.)
A lion to the elephant the Mulava geneial, a thunderbolt to the rock the
Chola general, a fierce submarine fire to the ocean the Varala general, an
elephant to the lotus gaiden the Nepala general,— was vira-Ballala's minister,
Keiava-dandanatha. His son was Balla. When the Pojsaja line began, then
Kesiraja's line began, can those new generals whose line began but yesterday
be compared with him? Vmayaditya's councillor was the celebrated Ramadandadhipa;
his son Siidhara-dandanatha was king Ercyanga's favourite
minister. Sridhara's sons, the lord Mallideva-dandadhipa, the chief councillor
Dcima-iaja, and the chief geneial KesavarAja, were the throe chief promoteis
of Vishnuvarddhana's kingdom. Of thorn Malla-chamupa's tluee sons, the
minister Madhava, the minister Bcttarasa, and Dama-dandesa were ministers
who subdued the enemies of king Naiasiinha and freed all the land from them
Of them, to Betta-raja and his wife Lakshmi were born Hauhara-deva,
Madhava-ehamupa, Achana-dandanatha, Davarasa, the woild renowned Kesava,
Mallapa and Marainayya. And they had ono daughter Kailchala-devi. In king
Ballala's kingdom they wore all distinguished for the highest merit, valour and
learning. Descended in that Karnnata family, was king vira-Ballala's great
minister, a rampart to his ruler's extensive dominions, the lord Kesiraja. His
farther praises. He constructed a largo tank, granted a groat agrahara, and
built a temple surmounted with a golden kalasa. In Nallur and Tahrur, in
Bagiyur and Balgarchche and in the celebrated Belgali did Kesiraja's works
of charity shine. In Belgali he made splendid tanks and a temple. The
grovos ho planted, the tank he built, and the line of temples, attract the eye in
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