inscriptions in the hassan district

Arhalgud Taluq. 253
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Date? 1602 A. D.
Praise of Sambhu. (On the date specified), Virabhadra-deva the chief of the
six math as and three maha-ganangalu caused to be written a stone sasana as
follows: — (particulars of an exchange made of certain shares in Kedaga Maleyanayakanahalli
for others obtained from the Brahmans of ? Honneyanahalh).
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Date 1104 A. D
Be it well. (On the date specified), at the time of the eclipse of the sun,
when vira-pratapa Harihara-IUya was ruling a settled kingdom in Vijayanagari;—the
maha-savantadhipati, Kudalur Manchaya-Nayaka, with all the
farmers and subjects of Kolanalur-sthala, made, to all the Brahmans of the
immemorial agrahara Sarvajna-Bhaskarapura, which is Kolanalur, a grant of
the Ulenahalli village, with a tank in the low ground . . Imprecation.
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Date 1252 A.D.
Be it well. When the maha-mandalesvara, (a lion) to the deer Kuldttunga-
Chola the Kerala chief, a submarine fire to the ocean the Kerala forces, a
wild-fire to the forest Mukkanna-Kafdambal, a Rekha-Revanta in riding the
most vicious horses, favourite of the goddess . . of all wealth, unassailable by
fear or avarice, champion over ...., of unsullied valour and fame, worshipper
of the lotus feet of the god Ramanatha the chief god of both sects of Nana
Desis, subduer of brave armies,—Soma-Devarasa, and the promoter of Sri-
Ranga, the strong-armed Boppa-Devarasa, were in the residence of the royal
city, as if his milk ocean, Sriraugapattana, ruling the kingdom of the crown in
peace and wisdom: —
The temple priests of the god Ramanatha, which, as if a southern Kailasa
were established there, was set up together with a thousand beautiful lingas
by Rama on the bank of the Kaveri,—the Kailasas siva-jiya, Mada-jiya, Kalajtya,
Appa-jiya, Arasa-jiya, and Govanna, taking with them the consecrated
food of the god Ramanatha,—and assuring long life, royal prosperity and
victory to the kings Tunga-Chola Vira-Changalu Soma-Deva and Boppa-Deva,
and giving the consecrated food, made petition to those two kings who were
of one mind, saying,—for the affairs of the god Ramanatha, for the
offerings perpetual lamp, water vessels, cloths and drummers, we have
given 72 she-buffaloes and he-buffaloes, whose milk produces 200 gadyana.
For service, from the interest on the 200 gadyana, we have been providing.