[1][2][3] The inscription is notable for including symbols for numerals "8, 10, 80 and 90" in the 5th-century, as well as mentioning the ancient city of Pataliputra (modern Patna).

It states that Chandragupta II the "worshipper of the divine one" is establishing a perpetual sattra (almshouse, charitable feeding houses) with a gift of "ten dindras".

The next section is dated to 418 CE, and it states that Kumaragupta, the "worshipper of the divine one" is establishing another perpetual sattra with two gifts of "ten dindras and (...)".

[1][6] The Gadhwa stone inscription is significant in establishing a tradition of charitable giving by Indian kings and the existence of the institution of sattra in early 5th-century.

[9] According to the archaeologist Michael Willis, the tradition of charitable feeding houses for Brahmins and the needy can be traced to the mid-2nd century CE in an Kushana era inscription.