Shloka 1.99Unverified draft
एतदाख्यानमायुष्यं पठन्रामायणं नर: । सपुत्रपौत्रस्सगण: प्रेत्य स्वर्गे महीयते ।।1.1.99।।
Meaning
Reading this Ramayana grants long life, and after death brings honor in heaven, together with one's sons, grandsons, servants, and kin.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| etadākhyānam | एतदाख्यानम् | this narrative | Accusative singular -- object |
| āyuṣyam | आयुष्यम् | conferring long life | Accusative neuter -- adjective |
| paṭhan | पठन् | reading | Present participle |
| rāmāyaṇam | रामायणम् | the Ramayana | Accusative singular -- object |
| naraḥ | नरः | a man | Nominative singular -- subject |
| saputrapautrassagaṇaḥ | सपुत्रपौत्रस्सगणः | together with sons, grandsons, and kin | Nominative singular -- bahuvrihi adjective |
| pretya | प्रेत्य | having died | Absolutive (gerund) |
| svarge | स्वर्गे | in heaven | Locative singular |
| mahīyate | महीयते | is honored / exalted | Passive verb |
Scholar commentary
IIT Kanpur English Commentary
Modern synthesis of traditional Sanskrit commentaries (Desiraju Hanumanta Rao & K.M.K. Murthy)
(Part of the closing benefits passage -- see the fuller note under shloka 98.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.1.99 · Bāla Kāṇḍa