वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-52, verse-18

ते वसन्तमनुप्राप्तं प्रतिवेद्य परस्परम् ।
नष्टसंदेशकालार्था निपेतुर्धरणीतले ॥१८॥

18. te vasantamanuprāptaṃ prativedya parasparam ,
naṣṭasaṃdeśakālārthā nipeturdharaṇītale.

18. te vasantam anuprāptam prativeḍya parasparam
naṣṭasaṃdeśakālārthāḥ nipetuḥ dharaṇītale

18. te parasparam anuprāptam vasantam prativeḍya,
naṣṭasaṃdeśakālārthāḥ [santaḥ],
dharaṇītale nipetuḥ

18. Having informed each other that spring had arrived, and realizing that the purpose of their message and the allotted time were lost, they fell down to the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• वसन्तम् (vasantam) - spring (season)

• अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - arrived, reached, obtained

• प्रतिवेड्य (prativeḍya) - having informed, having communicated

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, to each other

• नष्टसंदेशकालार्थाः (naṣṭasaṁdeśakālārthāḥ) - whose mission (message and time) was rendered purposeless (whose purpose concerning the message and time was lost)

• निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

• धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वसन्तम् (vasantam) - spring (season)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasanta

vasanta - spring, vernal

अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - arrived, reached, obtained

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

from √āp with anu

Prefix: anu

Root: āp (class 5)

प्रतिवेड्य (prativeḍya) - having informed, having communicated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from √vid with prati

Prefix: prati

Root: vid (class 2)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, to each other

(indeclinable)

नष्टसंदेशकालार्थाः (naṣṭasaṁdeśakālārthāḥ) - whose mission (message and time) was rendered purposeless (whose purpose concerning the message and time was lost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naṣṭasaṃdeśakālārtha

naṣṭasaṁdeśakālārtha - having lost the purpose/meaning related to the message and time

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+saṃdeśa+kāla+artha)

• naṣṭa – lost, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √naś
  Root: naś (class 4)
• saṃdeśa – message, communication
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - they fell down

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the surface of the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharaṇītala

dharaṇītala - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharaṇī+tala)

• dharaṇī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane
  noun (neuter)