वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-78

एतदाख्यानमायुष्यं पठन् रामायणं नरः ।
सपुत्रपौत्रः सगणः प्रेत्य स्वर्गे महीयते ॥७८॥

78. etadākhyānamāyuṣyaṃ paṭhan rāmāyaṇaṃ naraḥ ,
saputrapautraḥ sagaṇaḥ pretya svarge mahīyate.

78. etat ākhyānam āyuṣyam paṭhan rāmāyaṇam naraḥ
saputrapautraḥ sagaṇaḥ pretya svarge mahīyate

78. naraḥ paṭhan etat ākhyānam āyuṣyam rāmāyaṇam
saputrapautraḥ sagaṇaḥ pretya svarge mahīyate

78. A person (naraḥ) who recites this life-giving narrative, the Ramayana, is honored in heaven after death, along with his sons, grandsons, and family (gaṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, tale

• आयुष्यम् (āyuṣyam) - life-giving, promoting longevity

• पठन् (paṭhan) - reading, reciting

• रामायणम् (rāmāyaṇam) - the Ramayana

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• सपुत्रपौत्रः (saputrapautraḥ) - with sons and grandsons

• सगणः (sagaṇaḥ) - with his retinue, with his family

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - after dying, having departed

• स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven

• महीयते (mahīyate) - is honored, is glorified

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, tale

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, tale

derived from ā-khyā (to tell)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

आयुष्यम् (āyuṣyam) - life-giving, promoting longevity

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyuṣya

āyuṣya - life-giving, promoting longevity

पठन् (paṭhan) - reading, reciting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṭhat

paṭhat - reading, reciting

Present Active Participle

derived from paṭh (to read)

Root: paṭh (class 1)

रामायणम् (rāmāyaṇam) - the Ramayana

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāmāyaṇa

rāmāyaṇa - the Ramayana (epic poem)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person

सपुत्रपौत्रः (saputrapautraḥ) - with sons and grandsons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saputrapautra

saputrapautra - with sons and grandsons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+putra+pautra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• pautra – grandson
  noun (masculine)

सगणः (sagaṇaḥ) - with his retinue, with his family

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sagaṇa

sagaṇa - with his retinue, with his family

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+gaṇa)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• gaṇa – multitude, retinue, family, group
  noun (masculine)

प्रेत्य (pretya) - after dying, having departed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

derived from pra-i (to depart)

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven

महीयते (mahīyate) - is honored, is glorified

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of mah

denominal verb from mahat (great), or passive/middle from root mah

Root: mah (class 1)