the inscription describes arikesari as a just king and a skilled archer, who bore the titles "samasta-lokashraya", "tribhuvana-malla", "raja-trinetra", and "sahasa-rama". it states that he was a learned man, who was proficient in grammar, law, medicine, and "gaja-tantra". the inscription describes arikesari's grant as a "vida-dana" ("gift for imparting education").