धर्मैकरक्षाणाम् with righteousness as their sole protection, कुलचारित्रशोभिनाम् befitting the ancestral traditions of the noble race, तेषाम् those (Ikshvaku kings)', चारित्रशौण्डीर्यम् pride about their tradition, अद्य now, त्वाम् you, प्राप्य after admitting, विनिवर्तितम् has been topsyturvied.

As for the Ikshvaku kings, righteousness is their sole protection. They follow the ancestral traditions befitting the noble race. This tradition has been topsyturvied by admitting you into the family.