वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-54, verse-24

वसिष्ठस्याश्रमपदं शून्यमासीन्महात्मनः ।
मुहूर्तमिव निःशब्दमासीदीरिणसंनिभम् ॥२४॥

24. vasiṣṭhasyāśramapadaṃ śūnyamāsīnmahātmanaḥ ,
muhūrtamiva niḥśabdamāsīdīriṇasaṃnibham.

24. Vasiṣṭhasya āśramapadam śūnyam āsīt mahātmanaḥ
muhūrtam iva niḥśabdam āsīt īriṇasaṃnibham

24. mahātmanaḥ Vasiṣṭhasya āśramapadam śūnyam āsīt
muhūrtam iva niḥśabdam īriṇasaṃnibham āsīt

24. The hermitage (āśrama) of the great-souled Vasiṣṭha became desolate. For a moment, it was utterly silent, resembling a barren wasteland.

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage, hermitage grounds

• शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, desolate, void

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble, of the magnanimous

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• निःशब्दम् (niḥśabdam) - silent, noiseless

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• ईरिणसंनिभम् (īriṇasaṁnibham) - resembling a barren land

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Vasiṣṭha

Vasiṣṭha - name of a renowned Vedic sage

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage, hermitage grounds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, hermitage grounds

Compound of āśrama and pada

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastery, stage of life
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• pada – foot, step, place, mark
  noun (neuter)

शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, desolate, void

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, desolate, zero

Root: śū (class 5)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Root: as (class 2)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled, of the noble, of the magnanimous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; a great person

Compound of mahat and ātman

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: The adjective agrees with Vasiṣṭha (masculine, singular, genitive).

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, an instant

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Used adverbially to mean "for a moment".

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

particle

निःशब्दम् (niḥśabdam) - silent, noiseless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥśabda

niḥśabda - silent, noiseless, devoid of sound

Compound of nis (prefix) and śabda (sound)

Compound type : avyayibhava (nis+śabda)

• nis – out, forth, without, free from
  indeclinable
  prefix
• śabda – sound, word, noise
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with āśramapadam.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Root: as (class 2)

ईरिणसंनिभम् (īriṇasaṁnibham) - resembling a barren land

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īriṇasaṃnibha

īriṇasaṁnibha - resembling a barren land, like a desert

Compound of īriṇa and saṃnibha

Compound type : tatpurusha (īriṇa+saṃnibha)

• īriṇa – barren land, salt marsh, desert
  noun (neuter)
• saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from saṃ + nibhā (to resemble)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: nibhā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with āśramapadam.