name of a town in the present Śivamogga district of Karnāṭaka.
name of an erstwhile state with this town as capital.
ಇಕ್ಕೇರಿತನಕಬಳಗ, ಮಾನಮುಚ್ಚಲಿಕ್ಕೆಅರಿವೆಇಲ್ಲ ikkēri tanaka baḷaga, mānamuccalikke a rive illa (prov.) fame need not necessarily bring livelihood; fame is but a magnifying glass.