inscriptions in the hassan district

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following list of honours (birudavaligalu):—You by the strength of your arm
having conquered a tiger from the forest, fighting it with fists, and brought
and stood it up in our palace, —being pleased at this resolute bravery, we grant
to you an umbrella, a circular fan, palanquin, ? peacock's feather, a horse,
gold earrings, a long trumpet (or horn), drum, a brass marpu, a woollen coat,
a rope of paddy-straw round the leg, an anklet (or garter) with bells, a black
wreath,—such is the list of honours we have conferred on you by a copper
sasana in the presence of the god Chenna-KeSava of Belur, to be enjoyed by
you and your successors in peace.
Righteous witnesses,—Sun and moon, etc. (as in Ag. 4).
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Date ? 1572 A. D.
Obeisance to Ganesa, Sarada and the guru. May it be unobstructed.
Praise of sambhu.
Be it well. (On the date specified), Sarikapa, son of Dodda-Sankara-hebhar
of the Adaragere agrahara, the Agastya-gotra and Asvalayana-sutra, having
set up the god Sankara, for the anointings and offerings made a grant of land
(specified). Also Ramappa, son of Chaudarasa, of the Kasyapa-gotra and
Bodhayana-sutra, made a grant of land (specified) for the god Saukara.
Witnesses,—Sun and moon, etc. (as in Ag. 4 above).
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Date 1712 A D
May it be prosperous. Praise of Sambhu and the Boar.
Be it well. (On the date specified), of the Kasyapa-gotra and Apastambasutra,
Belur Krishnappa-Nayaka's groat-grandson, Venkatadri-Nayaka's grandson,
Krishnappa-Nayaka's son, Knshnappa-N.iyaka, gave to, — of the Kasyapagotra,
Apastamba-sutra and Yajus-sakha, Alur ubhaya-srauti Tippa-bhatta's
great-grandson, Gopala-bhatta's grandson, Rama-bhatta's son, purdmka
Narasimha-bhatta, a Sasana of a gift of land as follows:—In the Belur-sime
which the rajadhiraja raja-paramesvara vira-pratapa vira-Krishna-Rayarayya
favoured to our great-groat-grandfather (with titles as in 11 -N No 6 above)
Yara-Kri8hnappa-Nayakarayya, in the village of Bilalahalli of the Teravidisthala
of the Maginad-hobah, the land (specified) under the Haleyur-bayal
tank, have we given, in order that merit may accrue to our father and mother.
(The grant is repeated.) Having listened to the whole of the Ramayana purana,
this being the sri-Rama-naumi, at the time of the coronation-anointing of the
god, have we given it, with all usual rights and details.
Righteous witnesses,—Sun and moon, etc. (as in Ag. 4 above). Usual
final verses. {Signed) — Sri-Krishna.
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