वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-2, verse-25

संग्रामात् पुनरागम्य कुञ्जरेण रथेन वा ।
पौरान् स्वजनवन्नित्यं कुशलं परिपृच्छति ॥२५॥

25. saṃgrāmāt punarāgamya kuñjareṇa rathena vā ,
paurān svajanavannityaṃ kuśalaṃ paripṛcchati.

25. saṅgrāmāt punaḥ āgamya kuñjareṇa rathena vā
paurān svajanavat nityam kuśalam paripṛcchati

25. saṅgrāmāt punaḥ kuñjareṇa vā rathena āgamya,
saḥ nityam paurān svajanavat kuśalam paripṛcchati

25. Having returned from battle, whether by elephant or by chariot, he always inquires about the well-being of the citizens as if they were his own people.

Words meanings summery:

• सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from battle (from battle, from war)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - back (indicating return) (again, back, moreover)

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having returned (having come, having returned)

• कुञ्जरेण (kuñjareṇa) - by an elephant

• रथेन (rathena) - by a chariot

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• पौरान् (paurān) - citizens (citizens, townspeople)

• स्वजनवत् (svajanavat) - as if they were his own kin (like one's own people/kin)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being (welfare, well-being, health, prosperity)

• परिपृच्छति (paripṛcchati) - inquires about (asks about, inquires, questions)

Words meanings and morphology

सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from battle (from battle, from war)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, encounter

Prefix: sam

Root: gram (class 1)

Note: Source of return.

पुनः (punaḥ) - back (indicating return) (again, back, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with āgamya.

आगम्य (āgamya) - having returned (having come, having returned)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive of root gam with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates a prior action before inquiring.

कुञ्जरेण (kuñjareṇa) - by an elephant

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: Means of transport.

रथेन (rathena) - by a chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

Note: Means of transport.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'kuñjareṇa' and 'rathena'.

पौरान् (paurān) - citizens (citizens, townspeople)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, townsperson

Note: Object of 'paripṛcchati'.

स्वजनवत् (svajanavat) - as if they were his own kin (like one's own people/kin)

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat denoting similarity

Compound type : tatpurusha (svajana+vat)

• svajana – one's own people, kin
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as
  indeclinable
  suffix -vat used for comparison

Note: Describes the manner of inquiring.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of neuter accusative.

कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being (welfare, well-being, health, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - welfare, well-being, skilled, auspicious

Note: Object of 'paripṛcchati'.

परिपृच्छति (paripṛcchati) - inquires about (asks about, inquires, questions)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pṛcch

root pṛcch, class 6, with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Implied subject is Rāma.