Chapter 34 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 34.2

ततस्तस्या हितं सख्याश्चिकीर्षन्ती सखी वचः। उवाच काले कालज्ञा स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिणी॥

tatastasyā hitaṃ sakhyāścikīrṣantī sakhī vacaḥ| uvāca kāle kālajñā smitapūrvābhibhāṣiṇī||

English Meaning

Then, desirous of doing her good, (Sita's) friend, conversant with season, and ever precluding her speech with a smile, spoke to her seasonably.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)