अन्वयः

पूर्वम् in ancient times, अयोध्याधिपति: ruler of Ayodhya, शूर: brave, धर्मात्मा righteous one, सगरो नाम named Sagara, नराधिप: आसीत् was king, स: he, अप्रज: was childless, प्रजाकाम: desiring children,

M N Dutt

Formerly there was a king-lord of Ayodhyā-named Sagara. And it came to pass that righteous one, though eagerly wishing for children was without issue.

Summary

"In olden days there lived a brave and righteous king named Sagara who was ruler of Ayodhya. He was childless and desired to have children,

पदच्छेदः

अयोध्याधिपतिः	अयोध्या–अधिपति (१.१)
शूरः	शूर (१.१)
पूर्वम्	पूर्वम् (अव्ययः)
आसीन्	आसीत् (√अस् लङ् प्र.पु. एक.)
नराधिपः	नराधिप (१.१)
सगरो	सगर (१.१)
नाम	नाम (अव्ययः)
धर्मात्मा	धर्म–आत्मन् (१.१)
प्रजाकामः	प्रजा–काम (१.१)
स	तद् (१.१)
चाप्रजः	च (अव्ययः)–अप्रज (१.१)

छन्दः

अनुष्टुप् [८]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्

१	२	३	४	५	६	७	८
अ	यो	ध्या	धि	प	तिः	शू	रः
पू	र्व	मा	सी	न्न	रा	धि	पः
स	ग	रो	ना	म	ध	र्मा	त्मा
प्र	जा	का	मः	स	चा	प्र	जः