inscriptions in the hassan district

SUPPLEMENT.
BELUR TALUQ.
236
Date 1139 A. D.
(The first part is gone.) , . . producers of ornamental dress from pieces of
cloth cut from men's drawers and made into women's bodices with decorations;
descended from that race; born in this mortal world in five cities and skilled
in the art of embellishing with many pieces of cloth; increasing in all countries;
disposed to liberality, works of merit and doing good to others; their heads
bowed in perfect humility; incarnations of Mahesvara's ganas; uniting their
gotra; being in the city of Dorasamudra, the capital of the maha-mandalesvara,
the capturer of Talakidu, the strong-armed Vira-Ganga Vishnuvarddhana-
Poysala-Deva,—the company of tailors of the families of the five cities,--(a
number uamed)—these headmen, strong men, and all the company, boys and
old men, (on the date specified), for the god Kusumesvara of the palace, made
a grant as follows: — From the duty on safflower, 2 balla per pon; for each
pannier bundle of women's cloths, I paga; for ? a ball of thread, 2 paga; .
..—from these five pana, taking the weight of one tola, . one paga will
be given for Chaitra and pavitra lespectively. This sisana they gave with
pouring of water, to Ankatasi-guru The perpetual lamp, offerings and temple
repairs will be kept up. Usual final verses. *
238
Date ? about 1230 A. D
(This is a yamaka verse ) Nagari characters.
He is a friend of the destitute in the world in whose heart Siva is fixed
he is a friend of the rich in the world in whose heart no Siva is fixed u
The poet Vaijanna.
239
Date about 1140 A. D.
For pratapa-Hoysala-Narasimha-Deva's sculptor Kedaroja, the sculptor
Kahdisi, champion over the proud, a thunderbolt to the rock titled sculptors,
made the makara-torana (or carved head-piece for the lintel)
240
Date ? about 1120 A. D.
Whoso consorts with the Hoysalesvara daucing-girls who are not dancinggirls
that go to Han (or Vishnu), becomes an outcaste
241
Date ? about 1140 A.D
Demoja made the frame of the eastern door.
1) The meaning is not clear, but an antithesis is evidently meant
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