अन्वयः

रक्षसांपते Rakshasa king, पुरुषः man, धर्मम् duty, अर्थं च worldly gain, कामं च sensual pleasures, सर्वान्वा or all, त्रीणि three, द्वन्द्वानिवा at least two, काले in time, भजते should pursue.

M N Dutt

The king that aided by his own intelligence as well as his counsellors act after reflection in consonance with the science of polity, that distinguish his friends from his foes), and, O lord of the Raksasas, that seasonably' pursue righteousness, or profit, or desire, or any two, or all these combined-truly has understanding.? १. Religion is to be sought in the morning, profit in the afternoon, and desire at nigh, so the commentator. २. One is at sea in the midst of these formless generalities. The tantalized intellect makes a desperate attempt to grasp the body of the shadow seeming substance, but the empty air mocks his pains. A translator, however, is fast bound to the oar and must pull on, will be, nil he.

Summary

"O Rakshasa king! A man should pursue his duty or worldly gain or sensual pleasures all the three combined or at least any two in time (the scriptures lay down that duty should be pursued in the morning, wealth in the afternoon and sensual pleasures at night)."

पदच्छेदः

धर्मम्	धर्म (२.१)
अर्थं	अर्थ (२.१)
च	च (अव्ययः)
कामं	काम (२.१)
च	च (अव्ययः)
सर्वान्	सर्व (२.३)
वा	वा (अव्ययः)
रक्षसां	रक्षस् (६.३)
पते	पति (८.१)
भजते	भजते (√भज् लट् प्र.पु. एक.)
पुरुषः	पुरुष (१.१)
काले	काल (७.१)
त्रीणि	त्रि (२.३)
द्वन्द्वानि	द्वंद्व (२.३)
वा	वा (अव्ययः)
पुनः	पुनर् (अव्ययः)

छन्दः

अनुष्टुप् [८]

छन्दोविश्लेषणम्

१	२	३	४	५	६	७	८
ध	र्म	म	र्थं	च	का	मं	च
स	र्वा	न्वा	र	क्ष	सां	प	ते
भ	ज	ते	पु	रु	षः	का	ले
त्री	णि	द्व	न्द्वा	नि	वा	पु	नः