अन्वयः

स्वकुलवर्धन: promoter of his dynasty, राजा Dasaratha, होत्रे to Hotar, प्राचीं दिशम् easten region, ददौ gave, अध्वर्यवे to Adhvaryu, प्रतीचीम् western side, ब्रह्मणे to Brahma, दक्षिणां दिशम् southern region, तथा and, उद्गात्रे to Udgata, उदीचीम् northern region, पुरा long ago, स्वयम्भूविहिते prescribed by Brahma, हयमेधे महायज्ञे in the mighty horsesacrifice, एषा this, दक्षिणा offering, विनिर्मिता is fixed.

M N Dutt

And in this mighty horse-sacrifice founded of yore by Svayambhū, that perpetuator of his line, the king, bestowed the Eastern quarter on his chief sacrificial priest, the Western on his Adhvaryu, the Southern on Brahmă, and the Northern on the Udgātā, as Daksinās.

Summary

In order to promote his dynasty, king Dasaratha gave away eastern region to Hotar, western region to Adhvaryu, southern region to Brahma and northern region to Udgata. These offerings were made in accordance with theprescriptions by Brahma long all.

पदच्छेदः

प्राचीं	प्राञ्च् (२.१)
होत्रे	होतृ (४.१)
ददौ	ददौ (√दा लिट् प्र.पु. एक.)
राजा	राजन् (१.१)
दिशं	दिश् (२.१)
स्वकुलवर्धनः	स्व–कुल–वर्धन (१.१)
अध्वर्यवे	अध्वर्यु (४.१)
प्रतीचीं	प्रत्यञ्च् (२.१)
तु	तु (अव्ययः)
ब्रह्मणे	ब्रह्मन् (४.१)
दक्षिणां	दक्षिण (२.१)
दिशम्	दिश् (२.१)

छन्दः

अनुष्टुप् [८]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्

१	२	३	४	५	६	७	८
प्रा	चीं	हो	त्रे	द	दौ	रा	जा
दि	शं	स्व	कु	ल	व	र्ध	नः
अ	ध्व	र्य	वे	प्र	ती	चीं	तु
ब्र	ह्म	णे	द	क्षि	णां	दि	शम्