वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-58, verse-2

उपालक्ष्य निमित्तानि सो ऽशुभानि मुहुर्मुहुः ।
अपि क्षेमं तु सीताया इति वै व्याजहार ह ॥२॥

2. upālakṣya nimittāni so'śubhāni muhurmuhuḥ ,
api kṣemaṃ tu sītāyā iti vai vyājahāra ha.

2. upalakṣya nimittāni saḥ aśubhāni muhurmuhuḥ
api kṣemam tu sītāyāḥ iti vai vyājahāra ha

2. saḥ muhurmuhuḥ aśubhāni nimittāni upalakṣya,
"api sītāyāḥ kṣemam tu" iti vai ha vyājahāra.

2. Observing these inauspicious omens repeatedly, he indeed said, "Is Sita's welfare truly secure?"

Words meanings summery:

• उपलक्ष्य (upalakṣya) - having observed, having perceived, having noticed

• निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - omens, signs, causes

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अशुभानि (aśubhāni) - inauspicious, unlucky, bad

• मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

• अपि (api) - an interrogative particle (also, even, perhaps, an interrogative particle)

• क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, safety, well-being, security

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

• सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sita

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - he said, he spoke, he declared

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily, surely

Words meanings and morphology

उपलक्ष्य (upalakṣya) - having observed, having perceived, having noticed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from √lakṣ (to mark, perceive) with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - omens, signs, causes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nimitta

nimitta - sign, omen, cause, reason, mark, target

Root: mī (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'vyājahāra'.

अशुभानि (aśubhāni) - inauspicious, unlucky, bad

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unlucky, bad, evil, unpropitious

Negative prefix 'a-' + śubha (auspicious).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• śubha – auspicious, good, fortunate, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)

मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again

(indeclinable)

Reduplication of 'muhus' (often, repeatedly).

अपि (api) - an interrogative particle (also, even, perhaps, an interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, safety, well-being, security

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣema

kṣema - welfare, safety, well-being, security, tranquility, prosperity

Derived from √kṣi (to dwell, to be quiet).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, however, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

सीतायाः (sītāyāḥ) - of Sita

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sītā

sītā - Sita (name of Rama's wife), furrow, a line

Note: Possessive for 'kṣemam'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - he said, he spoke, he declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vyāhṛ

Perfect Indicative

Derived from √hṛ (to carry) with prefixes vi- and ā-. Perfect tense, often used for completed past actions.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)