जन्मसंसारबन्धनादुत्तरतीति उत्तरः; सर्वोत्कृष्ट इति वा, 'विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः' इति श्रुतेः ।गवां पालनाद्गोपवेषधरो गोपतिः; गौर्मही, तस्याः पतित्वाद्वा ।समस्तभूतानि पालयन् रक्षको जगतः इति गोप्ता ।न कर्मणा न ज्ञानकर्मभ्यां वा गम्यते, किंतु ज्ञानेन गम्यते इति ज्ञानगम्यः ।कालेनापरिच्छिन्नत्वात् पुरापि भवतीति पुरातनः ।
In plain words
Uttara is He who ferries beings across the ocean of birth and death, or supreme, as the Veda declares: 'Higher than the entire universe is He.' Gopati is the lord of cows and the earth, who once assumed the guise of a cowherd. Goptā is the guardian who sustains all creatures. Jñānagamya is He who cannot be reached by ritual action or even combined ritual and meditation, but is realized through direct knowledge alone. Purātana is the ancient one who exists eternally, untouched by the limits of time.
Close to the Sanskrit
Uttara because He carries one across the bondage of birth and saṃsāra, or because He is supreme, from the scriptural text 'Higher than the universe is Indra'; Gopati because of protecting cows or wearing a cowherd disguise, or because 'go' means the earth and He is its lord; Goptā because He protects all beings as the guardian of the world; Jñānagamya because He is not attained by ritual action nor by knowledge-cum-action, but is attained through pure knowledge alone; Purātana because He exists even from ancient times due to being unconditioned by time...