वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-51, verse-5

स शून्यामिव निःशब्दां दृष्ट्वा परमदुर्मनाः ।
सुमन्त्रश्चिन्तयामास शोकवेगसमाहतः ॥५॥

5. sa śūnyāmiva niḥśabdāṃ dṛṣṭvā paramadurmanāḥ ,
sumantraścintayāmāsa śokavegasamāhataḥ.

5. sa śūnyām iva niḥśabdām dṛṣṭvā paramadurmanāḥ
sumantraḥ cintayāmāsa śokavegasamāhataḥ

5. sa śūnyām iva niḥśabdām dṛṣṭvā,
paramadurmanāḥ śokavegasamāhataḥ sumantraḥ cintayāmāsa

5. Seeing it (Ayodhya) as if empty and silent, Sumantra, deeply distressed and struck by the force of sorrow, began to ponder.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he

• शून्याम् (śūnyām) - empty, deserted

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• निःशब्दाम् (niḥśabdām) - silent, soundless

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• परमदुर्मनाः (paramadurmanāḥ) - greatly distressed, extremely sorrowful

• सुमन्त्रः (sumantraḥ) - Sumantra (a proper name)

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought, pondered

• शोकवेगसमाहतः (śokavegasamāhataḥ) - struck by the force of sorrow, smitten by a surge of grief

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शून्याम् (śūnyām) - empty, deserted

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, deserted, barren

Root: śū (class 5)

Note: Refers to Ayodhya (implied)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

निःशब्दाम् (niḥśabdām) - silent, soundless

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niḥśabda

niḥśabda - silent, soundless, noiseless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+śabda)

• nis – without, out, away from
  indeclinable
• śabda – sound, noise, word
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śabd (class 1)

Note: Refers to Ayodhya (implied)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root dṛś with suffix ktvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

परमदुर्मनाः (paramadurmanāḥ) - greatly distressed, extremely sorrowful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramadurmanas

paramadurmanas - greatly distressed, extremely sorrowful, utmost dejected

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+durmanas)

• parama – supreme, utmost, highest, greatest
  adjective (masculine)
• durmanas – distressed, sorrowful, dejected, evil-minded
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with Sumantra

सुमन्त्रः (sumantraḥ) - Sumantra (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumantra

sumantra - Sumantra (name of Dasharatha's chief minister and charioteer)

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought, pondered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cint

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular of root cint (denominal from citta or primary root cint)

Root: cint (class 10)

शोकवेगसमाहतः (śokavegasamāhataḥ) - struck by the force of sorrow, smitten by a surge of grief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokavegasamāhata

śokavegasamāhata - struck by the force of sorrow, overwhelmed by grief

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śokavega+samāhata)

• śokavega – force of sorrow, impetus of grief
  noun (masculine)
• samāhata – struck, smitten, affected, assaulted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root han with prefixes sam and ā, suffix kta
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with Sumantra