सर्वः all, नागरः relating to the city, जनः people, अकस्मात् suddenly, दैन्यम् helplessness, उपागमत् obtained, आहारे वा either in nourishment, विहारे वा or in recreation, कश्चित् none, मनः their mind, न अकरात् not done.

All of a sudden the people of the city became miserable. No one was interested in eating and enjoying (life).