अन्वयः

नृपवत्सलः affectionate towards king Dasaratha, धर्मवित् one who is conversant with righteousness, वीरः heroic Rama, नृपेण by king, सकृत् only once, दृष्टासु seen, स्त्रिष्वपि in any woman, मानम् pride, उत्सृज्य setting aside, मातृवत् like a mother, वर्तते abides.

M N Dutt

Renouncing sense of self-importance that heroic conversant with righteousness, devoted to his king, regards as his mothers those on whom the monarch once cast his eyes.

Summary

Heroic Rama is affectionate towards king Dasaratha and is conversant with righteousness. Renouncing the sense of selfrespect he honours all the women on whom his father had cast his glance even once just as his own mother.

पदच्छेदः

सकृद्	सकृत् (अव्ययः)
दृष्टास्व्	दृष्ट (√दृश् + क्त, ७.३)
अपि	अपि (अव्ययः)
स्त्रीषु	स्त्री (७.३)
नृपेण	नृप (३.१)
नृपवत्सलः	नृप–वत्सल (१.१)
मातृवद्	मातृ–वत् (अव्ययः)
वर्तते	वर्तते (√वृत् लट् प्र.पु. एक.)
वीरो	वीर (१.१)
मानम्	मान (२.१)
उत्सृज्य	उत्सृज्य (√उत्-सृज् + ल्यप्)
धर्मवित्	धर्म–विद् (१.१)

छन्दः

अनुष्टुप् [८]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्

१	२	३	४	५	६	७	८
स	कृ	द्दृ	ष्टा	स्व	पि	स्त्री	षु
नृ	पे	ण	नृ	प	व	त्स	लः
मा	तृ	व	द्व	र्त	ते	वी	रो
मा	न	मु	त्सृ	ज्य	ध	र्म	वित्