अन्वयः

सुखार्हस्य deserved comforts, महार्हस्य worthy of reverence, सर्वभूतहितात्मनः wellwisher of all beings, ऐश्वर्येण by wealth, विहीनस्य deprived, वनवासे dwelling in the forest, रतस्य of a man engaged, भार्या wife, रहिते when we were not present२ २सा she, कामरूपिणा who can assume any form at will, रक्षसा by a demon, अपहृता kidnapped, येन वा or by whomsoever, अस्य his, भार्या wife, हृता has been stolen, तत् that, रक्षः rakshasa, न ज्ञायते is not known

Summary

'This man who should have lived in comfort and in reverence, one who was worthy of all the wellwishers lost his wealth and was banished into the forest. He is now deprived of his wife kidnapped by an unknown demon who could assume any form at will.

पदच्छेदः

सुखार्हस्य	सुख–अर्ह (६.१)
महार्हस्य	महार्ह (६.१)
सर्वभूतहितात्मनः	सर्व–भूत–हित–आत्मन् (६.१)
ऐश्वर्येण	ऐश्वर्य (३.१)
विहीनस्य	विहीन (√वि-हा + क्त, ६.१)
वनवासाश्रितस्य	वन–वास–आश्रित (√आ-श्रि + क्त, ६.१)
च	च (अव्ययः)

छन्दः

अनुष्टुप् [८]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्

१	२	३	४	५	६	७	८
सु	खा	र्ह	स्य	म	हा	र्ह	स्य
स	र्व	भू	त	हि	ता	त्म	नः
ऐ	श्व	र्ये	ण	वि	ही	न	स्य
व	न	वा	सा	श्रि	त	स्य	च