महाप्राज्ञ: great intellectual, प्रभु: competent (capable of visualising the past, distant present and future)Valmiki, सहोत्तरम् including events of Uttarakanda(events subsequent to Rama's coronation), सभविष्यम् along with future events, तत् all that, कृत्वा having composed, एतत् this one, क: नु who indeed, प्रयुञ्जीयात् may translate into performance, इति in this way, चिन्तयामास reflected.

The great intellectual and competent Valmiki having composed the Ramayanam including the events of Uttarakanda as well as future events, reflected as to who could translate into performance the epic.