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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.12.7
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Aśvamedha yajña: Construction, invitations and hospitality. Vasiṣṭha organizes construction, food and lodging, Sumantra invites the guests and Daśaratha enters the enclosure to begin the rites
In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha calls the ritual specialists, builders, carpenters, diggers, accountants, craftspeople, and performers → he orders many thousands of bricks brought and comfortable lodgings built for Kings, brāhmaṇas, townspeople, and country visitors, with abundant food and drink
1.12.7
gaṇakāñ śilpinaś caiva tathaiva naṭanartakān
tathā śucīñ śāstravidaḥ puruṣān subahuśrutān
the accountants and the craftsmen, and likewise the actors and dancers, and pure men who know the scriptures, very learned:
Words: gaṇakāñ — the accountants; śilpinaś — the craftsmen; caiva — and; tathaiva — and likewise; naṭanartakān — actors and dancers; tathā — so; śucīñ — pure; śāstravidaḥ — knowers of scripture; puruṣān — men; subahuśrutān — very learned
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.