महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-203, verse-18

पितामह उवाच ।
गच्छ सुन्दोपसुन्दाभ्यामसुराभ्यां तिलोत्तमे ।
प्रार्थनीयेन रूपेण कुरु भद्रे प्रलोभनम् ॥१८॥

18. pitāmaha uvāca ,
gaccha sundopasundābhyāmasurābhyāṁ tilottame ,
prārthanīyena rūpeṇa kuru bhadre pralobhanam.

18. pitāmahaḥ uvāca gaccha sundopasundābhyām asurābhyām
tilottame prārthanīyena rūpeṇa kuru bhadre pralobhanam

18. The Grandfather (Brahmā) said: 'O Tilottamā, O auspicious one, go to the two asuras, Sunda and Upasunda, and entice them with a form that inspires desire.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

• सुन्दोपसुन्दाभ्याम् (sundopasundābhyām) - to Sunda and Upasunda

• असुराभ्याम् (asurābhyām) - to the two asuras (to the two asuras, by the two asuras)

• तिलोत्तमे (tilottame) - O Tilottamā

• प्रार्थनीयेन (prārthanīyena) - with a form that inspires desire (by the desirable, by the attractive, by that which should be prayed for)

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - with your (captivating) form/beauty (by means of form, with form, by beauty)

• कुरु (kuru) - do!, make!, perform!

• भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one (O fortunate one, O auspicious one, O good one)

• प्रलोभनम् (pralobhanam) - temptation, allurement, enticement

Words meanings and morphology

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahmā

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

imperative

2nd person singular imperative active of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

सुन्दोपसुन्दाभ्याम् (sundopasundābhyām) - to Sunda and Upasunda

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, dual of sundopasunda

sundopasunda - Sunda and Upasunda (names of two asuras)

Compound type : dvandva (sunda+upasunda)

• sunda – Sunda (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• upasunda – Upasunda (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Here used in dative sense 'to Sunda and Upasunda'.

असुराभ्याम् (asurābhyām) - to the two asuras (to the two asuras, by the two asuras)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, dual of asura

asura - demon, titan, anti-god

तिलोत्तमे (tilottame) - O Tilottamā

(proper noun)

Vocative, 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)

प्रार्थनीयेन (prārthanīyena) - with a form that inspires desire (by the desirable, by the attractive, by that which should be prayed for)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of prārthanīya

prārthanīya - desirable, to be prayed for, attractive

Gerundive

from pra-arth (to pray, to ask for)

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - with your (captivating) form/beauty (by means of form, with form, by beauty)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, beauty

कुरु (kuru) - do!, make!, perform!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

imperative

2nd person singular imperative active of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one (O fortunate one, O auspicious one, O good one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - auspicious, fortunate, good

Note: Used as a term of endearment or respect.

प्रलोभनम् (pralobhanam) - temptation, allurement, enticement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pralobhana

pralobhana - temptation, allurement, enticement

action noun from pra-lubh

Prefix: pra

Root: lubh (class 4)