वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-26, verse-2

तं निनादं निशम्याथ रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः ।
मुहूर्तं ध्यानमास्थाय सचिवानभ्युदैक्षत ॥२॥

2. taṃ ninādaṃ niśamyātha rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ ,
muhūrtaṃ dhyānamāsthāya sacivānabhyudaikṣata.

2. tam ninādam niśamya atha rāvaṇaḥ rākṣaseśvaraḥ
muhūrtam dhyānam āsthāya sacivān abhyudaikṣata

2. atha tam ninādam niśamya rākṣaseśvaraḥ rāvaṇaḥ
muhūrtam dhyānam āsthāya sacivān abhyudaikṣata

2. Then, upon hearing that roar, Rāvaṇa, the lord of the rākṣasas, paused for a moment in deep thought (dhyāna) and then looked up at his counselors.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that

• निनादम् (ninādam) - sound, roar, cry

• निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard, having perceived

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

• राक्षसेश्वरः (rākṣaseśvaraḥ) - lord of demons

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, thought

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken up, having fixed (in mind), having resorted to

• सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers, counselors

• अभ्युदैक्षत (abhyudaikṣata) - he looked up at

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निनादम् (ninādam) - sound, roar, cry

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nināda

nināda - sound, roar, cry

from root nad- (to sound) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard, having perceived

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root śam- (to perceive, hear) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: śam (class 4)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, king of Laṅkā)

राक्षसेश्वरः (rākṣaseśvaraḥ) - lord of demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣaseśvara

rākṣaseśvara - lord of rākṣasas (demons)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – demon, pertaining to demons
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, short time

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought

from root dhyai- (to meditate)

Root: dhyai (class 1)

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken up, having fixed (in mind), having resorted to

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root sthā- (to stand, be) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

सचिवान् (sacivān) - ministers, counselors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saciva

saciva - minister, counselor, associate

अभ्युदैक्षत (abhyudaikṣata) - he looked up at

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dīkṣ

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice. From root īkṣ- (to see) with prefixes abhi- and ud-

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: īkṣ (class 1)