महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-90, verse-28

शोभार्थं चापरान्यूपान्काञ्चनान्पुरुषर्षभ ।
स भीमः कारयामास धर्मराजस्य शासनात् ॥२८॥

28. śobhārthaṁ cāparānyūpānkāñcanānpuruṣarṣabha ,
sa bhīmaḥ kārayāmāsa dharmarājasya śāsanāt.

28. śobhārtham ca aparān yūpān kāñcanān puruṣarṣabha
saḥ bhīmaḥ kārayām āsa dharmarājasya śāsanāt

28. ca puruṣarṣabha saḥ bhīmaḥ dharmarājasya śāsanāt
śobhārtham aparān kāñcanān yūpān kārayām āsa

28. And for adornment, O best of men, that Bhīma, by the command of the king of natural law (dharma-rāja), had other golden sacrificial posts constructed.

Words meanings summery:

• शोभार्थम् (śobhārtham) - for the sake of beauty, for adornment

• च (ca) - and

• अपरान् (aparān) - other, different

• यूपान् (yūpān) - sacrificial posts

• काञ्चनान् (kāñcanān) - golden, made of gold

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men, O bull among men

• सः (saḥ) - that (he)

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima (name of a hero)

• कारयाम् (kārayām) - caused to make (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आस (āsa) - he was, he did (auxiliary verb)

• धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of the king Yudhiṣṭhira, who embodies natural law (dharma) (of the king of dharma)

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command, by the instruction, from the rule

Words meanings and morphology

शोभार्थम् (śobhārtham) - for the sake of beauty, for adornment

(indeclinable)

indeclinable from śobhā + artha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śobhā+artha)

• śobhā – beauty, splendor, adornment
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Serves as an adverbial phrase.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपरान् (aparān) - other, different

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, posterior

Note: Agrees with yūpān.

यूपान् (yūpān) - sacrificial posts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yūpa

yūpa - sacrificial post, pillar

Note: Object of kārayām āsa.

काञ्चनान् (kāñcanān) - golden, made of gold

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāñcana

kāñcana - golden, made of gold, gold

from kañcana (gold)

Note: Agrees with yūpān.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men, O bull among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best of men, a bull among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, excellent among
  noun (masculine)

Note: Another honorific address, similar to bharatarṣabha.

सः (saḥ) - that (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhīma.

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima (name of a hero)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (one of the Pāṇḍava brothers), terrible, dreadful

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कारयाम् (kārayām) - caused to make (part of periphrastic perfect)

(indeclinable)

periphrastic perfect auxiliary

form used to construct the periphrastic perfect with āsa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of the periphrastic perfect 'kārayām āsa'.

आस (āsa) - he was, he did (auxiliary verb)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (lit) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb forming the periphrastic perfect with kārayām.

धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of the king Yudhiṣṭhira, who embodies natural law (dharma) (of the king of dharma)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of natural law (dharma), king of justice, Yudhiṣṭhira, Yama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command, by the instruction, from the rule

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, instruction, rule, governance

from root śās (to rule, command)

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Indicates the source of authority for Bhīma's action.