राजसुतः prince, रामः Rama, मात्रा by mother, कृतस्वस्त्ययन: having been greeted with benedictory rites, कौशल्याम् to Kausalya, अभिवाद्य च after paying obeisance, धर्मिष्ठे in the righteous, वर्त्मनि on the path, स्थितः fixed, वनम् to the forest, सम्प्रस्थितः set out, नरैः (जनैः) by the people, वृतम् surrounded with, राजमार्गम् highway, विराजयन् illuminating (with his lustre), गुणवत्तया by excellent virtues, जनस्य people's, हृदयानि hearts, अममन्थेव मपहीला् (stirred).

After the benedictory rites were performed by his mother Kausalya, Rama paid obeisance to her and staying on the righteous path decided to depart to the forest. He entered the highway thronged with people and illumining it with his lustre and stirred their hearts with (remembrances of) his excellent virtues.