(Line 6) When the detailed order of the date was this, that is, in the ninety-sixth year of increasingly victorious (Gupta) rule, pertaining to the prosperous Kumâragupta (I) the Mahârâjâdhirâja,
(Line 5) Who is the son, born of the Mahâdêvî Dhruvadêvî, of the prosperous Chandragupta (II), the Mahârâjâdhirâja, who was himself without an equal adversary, (and) an ardent devotee of Bhagavat (Vâsudêva), (and)
(Line 4) (Chandragupta II), who was the son born of the Mahâdêvî Dattadêvî, of the prosperous Samudragupta, the Mahârâjâdhirâjâ,
(Lines 1-2) (Who was the exterminator of all kings; who had no equal adversary on earth); whose fame was tasted by the waters (of the four oceans); who equal to (the gods) Dhanada, Varuṇa, Indra and Antaka; who was the very axe of Kṛitâna (God of death); who was the giver of (many) crores of (lawfully acquired cows and) gold; who was the performer of the aśvamêdha sacrifice, that had long decayed, (and),
(Lines 3-4) (Who was the son of the son’s son of the prosperous Gupta, the Mahârâja; the son’s son of the prosperous Ghaṭôkacha, and Mahârâja), (and) the son of the prosperous Chandragupta I, the Mahârâjâdhirâja, daughter’s son of the Lichchhavi; (and) born of the Mahâdêvî Kumâradêvî.
(Lines 7-9) At this temple of Lord Mahâsêna, the divine (one), whose wonderous body is produced out of the mass of the lustre of the three worlds; who is the god Brahmaṇya; (and) who resides at …………. this magnificent work has been accomplished by Dhruvaśarman who follows the path of the practice and true religion of the Kṛita Age, (and) who has been honoured by the assembly ……….
(Lines 10-11) Having constructed a gateway, charming (to the eye), (containing) abodes of sages, having the appearance of a staircase leading to heaven, resembling kaubêrachchhanda (in style), white―shining, because it bears the radiance of crystal gems and petals;―(and having constructed), in a very proper manner, a (religious) alms-house (?), a structure eminent in qualities, and as beautiful as the best mansions;―he, of righteous intention, moves about charmingly among the pious. May Dhruva continue in bliss!
(Lines 12-13) That same Dhruvaśarman, who ……. by means of the abundance of the unprecedented accumulation of wealth ……….., has caused the erection of this firm and excellent pillar.