महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-128, verse-1

महेश्वर उवाच ।
तिलोत्तमा नाम पुरा ब्रह्मणा योषिदुत्तमा ।
तिलं तिलं समुद्धृत्य रत्नानां निर्मिता शुभा ॥१॥

1. maheśvara uvāca ,
tilottamā nāma purā brahmaṇā yoṣiduttamā ,
tilaṁ tilaṁ samuddhṛtya ratnānāṁ nirmitā śubhā.

1. maheśvaraḥ uvāca tilottamā nāma purā brahmaṇā yoṣit
uttamā tilam tilam samuddhṛtya ratnānām nirmitā śubhā

1. Maheśvara said: 'Formerly, a most excellent and beautiful woman named Tilottamā was created by Brahmā, who fashioned her by gathering up individual 'bits' (tila) of jewels, one by one.'

Words meanings summery:

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - Lord Shiva, the speaker (Great Lord, an epithet of Shiva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Maheśvara said (he said, he spoke)

• तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) - The name of the woman created by Brahmā (Tilottamā (proper name of an Apsara))

• नाम (nāma) - indicating 'Tilottamā' is a name (by name, indeed, namely)

• पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, in ancient times, previously)

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by the creator deity Brahmā (by Brahmā)

• योषित् (yoṣit) - the woman who became Tilottamā (woman, female)

• उत्तमा (uttamā) - an excellent woman (best, excellent, highest)

• तिलम् (tilam) - each tiny particle (sesame seed, a small portion, a bit)

• तिलम् (tilam) - each tiny particle (sesame seed, a small portion, a bit)

• समुद्धृत्य (samuddhṛtya) - having gathered up (from jewels) (having collected, having lifted, having extracted)

• रत्नानाम् (ratnānām) - from all sorts of jewels (of jewels, of gems)

• निर्मिता (nirmitā) - was created or fashioned (by Brahmā) (created, fashioned, made)

• शुभा (śubhā) - a beautiful woman (beautiful, auspicious, radiant)

Words meanings and morphology

महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - Lord Shiva, the speaker (Great Lord, an epithet of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - Great Lord, an epithet of Shiva

Derived from mahā (great) + īśvara (lord)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś 'to rule'
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

उवाच (uvāca) - Maheśvara said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense, third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) - The name of the woman created by Brahmā (Tilottamā (proper name of an Apsara))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tilottamā

tilottamā - name of an Apsara, meaning "best of sesamum seeds" or "best of every bit"

From tila (sesamum/bit) + uttamā (best)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tila+uttamā)

• tila – sesame seed, a small particle, a bit
  noun (masculine)
• uttamā – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (feminine)
  Superlative of ut 'up'

Note: Subject of implied verb 'was created'

नाम (nāma) - indicating 'Tilottamā' is a name (by name, indeed, namely)

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, in ancient times, previously)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by the creator deity Brahmā (by Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity), priest, supreme reality (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Agent of the creation

योषित् (yoṣit) - the woman who became Tilottamā (woman, female)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

From root yu 'to join' (with a suffix)

Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Part of the compound yoṣiduttamā

उत्तमा (uttamā) - an excellent woman (best, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttamā

uttamā - best, highest, excellent (feminine)

Superlative of ut 'up'/'high'

Note: Agrees with 'yoṣit'

तिलम् (tilam) - each tiny particle (sesame seed, a small portion, a bit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tila

tila - sesame seed, a small particle, a bit, dot

तिलम् (tilam) - each tiny particle (sesame seed, a small portion, a bit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tila

tila - sesame seed, a small particle, a bit, dot

समुद्धृत्य (samuddhṛtya) - having gathered up (from jewels) (having collected, having lifted, having extracted)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From sam-ud-dhṛ (to hold up, collect)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

रत्नानाम् (ratnānām) - from all sorts of jewels (of jewels, of gems)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, precious thing, treasure

Root: rā (class 2)

Note: Used with 'samuddhṛtya' indicating the source.

निर्मिता (nirmitā) - was created or fashioned (by Brahmā) (created, fashioned, made)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirmita

nirmita - created, fashioned, made, built

Past Passive Participle

From nir-mā 'to measure out, create'

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 2)

शुभा (śubhā) - a beautiful woman (beautiful, auspicious, radiant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - beautiful, auspicious, brilliant, lovely (feminine)

Root: śubh (class 1)