वनजीविभि: by those living on the forest, छेत्तव्य: intended for felling, कश्चित् one such, द्रुम: tree, इषीकाभि: grass known as Ishika (thorny bushes), सन्निकर्षात् due to being in the close vicinity, परमात् from great, भयात् from fear, मोचित: set free, श्रूयते हि it is heard.

It is said that a tree intended to be cut down by those living on the forest is let off due to entanglement of a kind of grass known as Ishika (thorny bushes) growing in its vicinity. (If Bharata had been at Ayodhya now, Dasaratha himself would have helped him.