वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-25, verse-2

ततस्तस्या हितं सख्याश्चिकीर्षन्ती सखी वचः ।
उवाच काले कालज्ञा स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिणी ॥२॥

2. tatastasyā hitaṃ sakhyāścikīrṣantī sakhī vacaḥ ,
uvāca kāle kālajñā smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇī.

2. tataḥ tasyāḥ hitam sakhyāḥ cikīrṣantī sakhī
vacaḥ uvāca kāle kālajñā smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇī

2. tataḥ kālajñā smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇī sakhī tasyāḥ sakhyāḥ hitam cikīrṣantī kāle vacaḥ uvāca.

2. Then, her friend, who knew the proper time and spoke with a prior smile, wishing to do what was beneficial for her friend, spoke these words at the opportune moment.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (Sita's) (of her, to her (feminine genitive singular))

• हितम् (hitam) - welfare (welfare, benefit, advantageous)

• सख्याः (sakhyāḥ) - of her friend (of a friend (feminine genitive singular))

• चिकीर्षन्ती (cikīrṣantī) - wishing to do (wishing to do, intending to do)

• सखी (sakhī) - friend (friend (feminine))

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

• काले (kāle) - at the opportune moment (at the time, at the right time)

• कालज्ञा (kālajñā) - who knew the proper time (knowing the proper time, expert in timing)

• स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिणी (smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇī) - who spoke with a prior smile (speaking after a smile, having a smile before speaking)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (Sita's) (of her, to her (feminine genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

हितम् (hitam) - welfare (welfare, benefit, advantageous)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - welfare, benefit, good, advantageous; placed, put (PPP of dhā)

सख्याः (sakhyāḥ) - of her friend (of a friend (feminine genitive singular))

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sakhī

sakhī - female friend, companion

चिकीर्षन्ती (cikīrṣantī) - wishing to do (wishing to do, intending to do)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cikīrṣat

cikīrṣat - wishing to do, intending to do, desirous of doing

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Derived from the desiderative stem 'cikīrṣa' of root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सखी (sakhī) - friend (friend (feminine))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakhī

sakhī - female friend, companion

वचः (vacaḥ) - words (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, voice, saying

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

काले (kāle) - at the opportune moment (at the time, at the right time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, death

कालज्ञा (kālajñā) - who knew the proper time (knowing the proper time, expert in timing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kālajña

kālajña - knowing time, knowing the proper time or occasion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+jña)

• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, conversant with, knower
  adjective
  From root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिणी (smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇī) - who spoke with a prior smile (speaking after a smile, having a smile before speaking)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smitapūrvābhibhāṣin

smitapūrvābhibhāṣin - speaking with a smile before, having a smile as a prelude to speech

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (smita+pūrva+abhibhāṣin)

• smita – smile, smiling
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of root smi (to smile), used as a noun
  Root: smi (class 1)
• pūrva – before, prior, former
  adjective
• abhibhāṣin – speaking, speaker
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root bhāṣ with prefix abhi
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhāṣ (class 1)