Following is the Roman script transliteration of the text:
J. F. Fleet's 1888 translation is as follows:
Due to the tablets installed on the building in 1903 by Pandit Banke Rai, the reading provided by him enjoys wide currency. However, Bankelals reading and interpretation have been challenged by more recent scholarship. The inscription has been revisited by Michael Willis in his book Archaeology of Hindu Ritual, his special concern being the nature of the kings spiritual identity after death. His reading and translation of verse 2 is as follows:
The Sanskrit portion given above can be translated as follows:
Willis concludes: