अन्वयः

रघुनन्दन O Rama, स: he, गङ्गावतरणे for the descent of Ganga, रत: keenly desiring, तद्राज्यम् that kingdom, मन्त्रिषु in his ministers, आधाय after entrusting, ऊर्ध्वबाहु: with arms held upwards, पञ्चतपा: surrounded by four fires in the hot season and standing under the sun, the fifth fire, मासाहार: partaking food once a month, जितेन्द्रिय: with his senses controlled, गोकर्णे at the sacred spot, Gokarna, दीर्घम् for long years, तप: yogic penance, आतिष्ठत् practised.

Summary

O son of the Raghus (Rama), Bhagiratha, with a determination to bring down Ganga entrusted the kingdom to his ministers and went to a sacred place known as Gokarna. There with arms uplifted surrounded by four fires, partaking food once a month, with his senses controlled, carried out panchatapa for a number of years.

पदच्छेदः

स	तद् (१.१)
तपो	तपस् (२.१)
दीर्घम्	दीर्घ (२.१)
आतिष्ठद्	आतिष्ठत् (√आ-स्था लङ् प्र.पु. एक.)
गोकर्णे	गोकर्ण (७.१)
रघुनन्दन	रघुनन्दन (८.१)
ऊर्ध्वबाहुः	ऊर्ध्व–बाहु (१.१)
पञ्चतपा	पञ्चतपस् (१.१)
मासाहारो	मासाहार (१.१)
जितेन्द्रियः	जित (√जि + क्त)–इन्द्रिय (१.१)

छन्दः

अनुष्टुप् [८]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्

१	२	३	४	५	६	७	८
स	त	पो	दी	र्घ	मा	ति	ष्ठ
द्गो	क	र्णे	र	घु	न	न्द	न
ऊ	र्ध्व	बा	हुः	प	ञ्च	त	पा
मा	सा	हा	रो	जि	ते	न्द्रि	यः