महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-203, verse-17

तिलं तिलं समानीय रत्नानां यद्विनिर्मिता ।
तिलोत्तमेत्यतस्तस्या नाम चक्रे पितामहः ॥१७॥

17. tilaṁ tilaṁ samānīya ratnānāṁ yadvinirmitā ,
tilottametyatastasyā nāma cakre pitāmahaḥ.

17. tilam tilam samānīya ratnānām yat vinirmitā
tilottamā iti ataḥ tasyāḥ nāma cakre pitāmahaḥ

17. Since she was created by collecting every particle (tilam tilam) of jewels, the Grandfather (Brahmā) therefore named her Tilottamā.

Words meanings summery:

• तिलम् (tilam) - particle, small part (sesame seed, particle, small part)

• तिलम् (tilam) - particle, small part (sesame seed, particle, small part)

• समानीय (samānīya) - having brought together, having collected

• रत्नानाम् (ratnānām) - of jewels, of gems

• यत् (yat) - because, since (because, that which, since)

• विनिर्मिता (vinirmitā) - created, fashioned, constructed

• तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) - Tilottamā (proper name, 'best of every bit/tila')

• इति (iti) - Used to mark the name. (thus, so, named (indicating direct speech or specification))

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

• नाम (nāma) - name, by name

• चक्रे (cakre) - named, made (a name) (made, did, performed, created)

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā (the Grandfather) (paternal grandfather, Brahmā (the Grandfather))

Words meanings and morphology

तिलम् (tilam) - particle, small part (sesame seed, particle, small part)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tila

tila - sesame seed, particle, spot

Note: Repetition 'tilam tilam' indicates 'particle by particle' or 'every particle'.

तिलम् (tilam) - particle, small part (sesame seed, particle, small part)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tila

tila - sesame seed, particle, spot

समानीय (samānīya) - having brought together, having collected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from sam-ā-nī (to bring together)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

रत्नानाम् (ratnānām) - of jewels, of gems

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, treasure

यत् (yat) - because, since (because, that which, since)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a conjunction, 'because'.

विनिर्मिता (vinirmitā) - created, fashioned, constructed

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vinirmita

vinirmita - created, fashioned, constructed

Past Passive Participle

from vi-nir-mā

Prefixes: vi+nir

Root: mā (class 3)

तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) - Tilottamā (proper name, 'best of every bit/tila')

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tilottamā

tilottamā - Tilottamā (a celestial nymph, lit. 'best of every bit')

Compound type : tatpurusha (tila+uttama)

• tila – sesame seed, particle, small part
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

इति (iti) - Used to mark the name. (thus, so, named (indicating direct speech or specification))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to mark the name.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this

(indeclinable)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

नाम (nāma) - name, by name

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

चक्रे (cakre) - named, made (a name) (made, did, performed, created)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect middle (ātmanepada) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahmā (the Grandfather) (paternal grandfather, Brahmā (the Grandfather))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā