अशकवादनानि बायदियैब्ला, बिथांनि बिमाया बिथांनो बे नामखौ बिनिथाखायनो दोनदोंमोन मानोना बिथांनि जोनोमनि उनावनो बिनि दुखुफ्रा जोबलांदोंमोन।
According to an Ashokavadana legend, his mother gave him this name because his birth removed her sorrows.