अन्वयः
रघुनन्दन: Rama, यज्ञघ्नान् obstructors of sacrifice, राक्षसान् rakshasas, सर्वान् all, हत्वा having killed, पुरा formerly, विजये when victorious, इन्द्र: यथा like Indra, तत्र there, ऋषिभि: by saints, पूजित: was worshipped.
M N Dutt
Having destroyed all those Rākşasas disturbing sacrifices, Raghu's descendant was honoured by the saints, even as Indra in day of yore, after having vanquished the Asuras.
Summary
Having killed the rakshasas, obstructors of sacrifices, Rama was worshipped by the hermits like Indra was honoured in the past when he was victorious.
पदच्छेदः
| स | तद् (१.१) |
| हत्वा | हत्वा (√हन् + क्त्वा) |
| राक्षसान् | राक्षस (२.३) |
| सर्वान् | सर्व (२.३) |
| यज्ञघ्नान् | यज्ञ–घ्न (२.३) |
| रघुनन्दनः | रघुनन्दन (१.१) |
| ऋषिभिः | ऋषि (३.३) |
| पूजितस् | पूजित (√पूजय् + क्त, १.१) |
| तत्र | तत्र (अव्ययः) |
| यथेन्द्रो | यथा (अव्ययः)–इन्द्र (१.१) |
| विजये | विजय (७.१) |
| पुरा | पुरा (अव्ययः) |
छन्दोविश्लेषणम्
| १ | २ | ३ | ४ | ५ | ६ | ७ | ८ |
|---|
| स | ह | त्वा | रा | क्ष | सा | न्स | र्वा |
| न्य | ज्ञ | घ्ना | न्र | घु | न | न्द | नः |
| ऋ | षि | भिः | पू | जि | त | स्त | त्र |
| य | थे | न्द्रो | वि | ज | ये | पु | रा |