| Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana | |
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 Mandasor stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishuvardhana. Actual photograph. | |
| Material | Stone |
| Created | c. 532 CE |
Location of the epigraphic inscription of Mandsaur. | |
The Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana, is a Sanskrit inscription in the Gupta script dated to about 532 CE, on a slate stone measuring about 2 feet broad, 1.5 feet high and 2.5 inches thick found in the Malwa region of India, now a large part of the southwestern Madhya Pradesh.[1] On the back are engraved a sign of sun and moon, as well as two horsemen.[1] The inscription opens with the sign for siddham, is entirely in verse of various meters, and is signed at the end with the name of the engraver. The script says Fleet belongs to the "northern class of alphabet", and opens with invocations to Hindu god Shiva.[1]