वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-77

इदं पवित्रं पापघ्नं पुण्यं वेदैश्च संमितम् ।
यः पठेद् रामचरितं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥७७॥

77. idaṃ pavitraṃ pāpaghnaṃ puṇyaṃ vedaiśca saṃmitam ,
yaḥ paṭhed rāmacaritaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate.

77. idam pavitram pāpaghnam puṇyam vedaiḥ ca saṃmitam
yaḥ paṭhet rāmacaritam sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

77. yaḥ idam pavitram pāpaghnam puṇyam vedaiḥ ca
saṃmitam rāmacaritam paṭhet sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

77. Whoever recites this sacred story of Rama (rāmacarita), which purifies, destroys sins, bestows merit, and is revered by the Vedas, becomes liberated from all sins.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - sacred, pure, purifying

• पापघ्नम् (pāpaghnam) - destroying sins, sin-destroying

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious, virtuous, holy

• वेदैः (vedaiḥ) - by the Vedas

• च (ca) - and

• संमितम् (saṁmitam) - compared, equal to, esteemed by

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

• पठेत् (paṭhet) - should read/recite

• रामचरितम् (rāmacaritam) - the story/deeds of Rama

• सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all sins

• प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is liberated, is released

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - sacred, pure, purifying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - sacred, pure, purifying

पापघ्नम् (pāpaghnam) - destroying sins, sin-destroying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpaghna

pāpaghna - destroying sins

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāpa+ghna)

• pāpa – sin, evil
  noun (neuter)
• ghna – destroying, killing
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious, virtuous, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, holy

वेदैः (vedaiḥ) - by the Vedas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संमितम् (saṁmitam) - compared, equal to, esteemed by

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃmita

saṁmita - compared, equal to, esteemed by

Past Passive Participle

derived from sam-mā (to measure, compare)

Prefix: sam

Root: mā (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

पठेत् (paṭhet) - should read/recite

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of paṭh

Root: paṭh (class 1)

रामचरितम् (rāmacaritam) - the story/deeds of Rama

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāmacarita

rāmacarita - the story/deeds of Rama

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāma+carita)

• rāma – Rama (a proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• carita – story, deed, conduct
  noun (neuter)

सर्वपापैः (sarvapāpaiḥ) - from all sins

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of sarvapāpa

sarvapāpa - all sins

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+pāpa)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (neuter)
• pāpa – sin, evil
  noun (neuter)

प्रमुच्यते (pramucyate) - is liberated, is released

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of muc

Prefix: pra

Root: muc (class 6)