The four lined stone inscription was first published in 1963-64. It was discovered in what is considered to be a wall of ancient bricks which appear to have made a dam near the village of Hisse-Borālā. The inscription, which is dated to the reign of Devasena, contains a reference to the Śaka year 380 (i.e. A.D. 458-59), which is the earliest known reference to the Śaka era within the Vidarbha region. The inscription records the construction of a tank called Sudraśena by Svāmilladeva, an officer of Devasena.

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<1>1[#?3#](ta)sya vrittasya (Ātha) sapta(rṣaya)(?U)ttar[*?ā]su (?cha)[*?2*](?ṣ)(u) ś(a)k(?ā)n(?ā)[*?ṃ]300 80 vākāṭakānā(ṃ) śr(ī)-devaāseanasya
<2>2rājñah ājñā-kareṇa svāmilladevena āryyeṇa asmin kāle (pra)tiṣṭhāpitaṃ nāmnā sudarśanaṃ sara(ḥ) sarvva-satva-hi -
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Verse 1. (metre: upajāti)
ca(t)uryy(u)gānāṃ pariva(rtta)nāni
śaśāṅka-sūryyau prithivī ca yā(va)t
tāvanm mamedaṃ bhagavat-prasādaṃ sat-kīrttanaṃ sarvva-ja(n)o(?pa){+bhogyaṃ}
<4>4bappakax karmmopa(d)e(ṣṭ)ā[+|]

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<1>1[#?3#](ta)sya vrittasya (Ātha) sapta(rṣaya)(?U)ttar[*?ā]su (?cha)[*?2*](?ṣ)(u) ś(a)k(?ā)n(?ā)[*?ṃ]300 80 vākāṭakānā(ṃ) śr(ī)-devaāseanasya
<2>2rājñah ājñā-kareṇa svāmilladevena āryyeṇa asmin kāle (pra)tiṣṭhāpitaṃ nāmnā sudarśanaṃ sara(ḥ) sarvva-satva-hi -
<3>3(t)āya[+|]
Verse 1. (metre: upajāti)
ca(t)uryy(u)gānāṃ pariva(rtta)nāni
śaśāṅka-sūryyau prithivī ca yā(va)t
tāvanm mamedaṃ bhagavat-prasādaṃ sat-kīrttanaṃ sarvva-ja(n)o(?pa){+bhogyaṃ}
<4>4bappakax karmmopa(d)e(ṣṭ)ā[+|]