वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-1, verse-79

पठन्द्विजो वागृषभत्वमीयात् स्यात् क्षत्रियो भूमिपतित्वमीयात् ।
वणिग्जनः पण्यफलत्वमीयाज्जनश्च शूद्रो ऽपि महत्त्वमीयात् ॥७९॥

79. paṭhandvijo vāgṛṣabhatvamīyāt syāt kṣatriyo bhūmipatitvamīyāt ,
vaṇigjanaḥ paṇyaphalatvamīyājjanaśca śūdro'pi mahattvamīyāt.

79. paṭhan dvijaḥ vāk ṛṣabhatvam īyāt
syāt kṣatriyaḥ bhūmipatitvam īyāt
vaṇij janaḥ paṇyaphalatvam īyāt
janaḥ ca śūdraḥ api mahattvam īyāt

79. dvijaḥ paṭhan vāk ṛṣabhatvam īyāt
kṣatriyaḥ syāt bhūmipatitvam īyāt
vaṇij janaḥ paṇyaphalatvam īyāt
ca śūdraḥ api janaḥ mahattvam īyāt

79. A Brahmin (dvija) who recites this attains the highest eloquence. A Kshatriya (kṣatriya) would attain lordship over the land. A merchant (vaṇik) would achieve success in his trade, and even a Shudra (śūdra) would attain greatness.

Words meanings summery:

• पठन् (paṭhan) - reading, reciting

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin, twice-born

• वाक् (vāk) - speech, voice

• ऋषभत्वम् (ṛṣabhatvam) - highest eloquence (lit. bull-ness of speech) (state of being a bull/chief, pre-eminence, lordship)

• ईयात् (īyāt) - may attain, should attain

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

• क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - Kshatriya (warrior class)

• भूमिपतित्वम् (bhūmipatitvam) - lordship of the earth, kingship

• ईयात् (īyāt) - may attain, should attain

• वणिज् (vaṇij) - merchant, trader

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, man

• पण्यफलत्वम् (paṇyaphalatvam) - success in merchandise, attainment of fruit of trade

• ईयात् (īyāt) - may attain, should attain

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, man

• च (ca) - and

• शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - Shudra (laborer class)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• महत्तवम् (mahattavam) - greatness, importance

• ईयात् (īyāt) - may attain, should attain

Words meanings and morphology

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)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin, twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - Brahmin, twice-born

वाक् (vāk) - speech, voice

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice

ऋषभत्वम् (ṛṣabhatvam) - highest eloquence (lit. bull-ness of speech) (state of being a bull/chief, pre-eminence, lordship)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṛṣabhatva

ṛṣabhatva - state of being a bull/chief, pre-eminence

derived from ṛṣabha + tva

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣabha+tva)

• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable

ईयात् (īyāt) - may attain, should attain

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - Kshatriya (warrior class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - Kshatriya (warrior class)

भूमिपतित्वम् (bhūmipatitvam) - lordship of the earth, kingship

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūmipatitva

bhūmipatitva - lordship of the earth, kingship

derived from bhūmipati + tva

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmipati+tva)

• bhūmipati – lord of the earth, king
  noun (masculine)
• tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable

ईयात् (īyāt) - may attain, should attain

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

वणिज् (vaṇij) - merchant, trader

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṇij

vaṇij - merchant, trader

जनः (janaḥ) - person, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man

पण्यफलत्वम् (paṇyaphalatvam) - success in merchandise, attainment of fruit of trade

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paṇyaphalatva

paṇyaphalatva - success in merchandise

derived from paṇyaphala + tva

Compound type : tatpurusha (paṇyaphala+tva)

• paṇyaphala – fruit of merchandise
  noun (neuter)
• tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable

ईयात् (īyāt) - may attain, should attain

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)

जनः (janaḥ) - person, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - Shudra (laborer class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra

śūdra - Shudra (laborer class)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

महत्तवम् (mahattavam) - greatness, importance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahattva

mahattva - greatness, importance

derived from mahat + tva

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahat+tva)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• tva – suffix for abstract noun, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable

ईयात् (īyāt) - may attain, should attain

(verb)

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

Root: i (class 2)