शोकादिषडूर्मिवर्जितः अशोकः ।संसारसागरात्तारयतीति तारणः ।गर्भजन्मजरामृत्युलक्षणात् भयात् तारयतीति तारः ।विक्रमणात् शूरः ।शूरस्यापत्यं वसुदेवस्य सुतः शौरिः ।जनानां जन्तूनामीश्वरो जनेश्वरः ।आत्मत्वेन हि सर्वेषाम् अनुकूलः ।न हि स्वस्मिन्प्रातिकूल्यं स्वय
In plain words
Untouched by the six waves that begin with grief — that is Aśoka. He carries you across the ocean of saṃsāra: Tāraṇa. He carries you clear of the fear whose marks are the womb, birth, old age and death: Tāra. He strides out in prowess: Śūra. Descendant of Śūra, son of Vasudeva: Śauri. Lord of the janas — of every creature that is born: Janeśvara. And because he is the very Self of all, he is on everyone's side; no one, after all, turns against himself, against his own … (the line breaks off here)
Close to the Sanskrit
Free from the six waves beginning with sorrow — Aśoka. Because he carries (beings) across from the ocean of saṃsāra — thus Tāraṇa. Because he carries (them) across from the fear characterised by womb, birth, old age and death — thus Tāra. From striding forth in prowess — Śūra. The descendant of Śūra, the son of Vasudeva — Śauri. The Lord of janas, that is, of living creatures — Janeśvara. For by being the Self he is favourable to all; for there is indeed no hostility towards oneself, of one's own …