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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.77.13

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 77: Bharata’s march to the Gaṅgā. The Queens, army, priests, craftspeople and townspeople accompany him, the company camps before the river crossing

In the sequence: townspeople, merchants, craftspeople, physicians, performers, herdsmen, and many others join the expedition

2.77.13

māyūrakāḥ krākacikā rocakā vedhakās tathā
dantakārāḥ sudhākārās tathā gandhopajīvinaḥ

peacock-feather workers, sawyers, burnishers, and borers, ivory-carvers, plasterers, and those who live by perfumery,

Words: māyūrakāḥ — peacock-feather workers; krākacikā — sawyers; rocakā — burnishers, polishers; vedhakās — borers, drillers; tathā — and, likewise; dantakārāḥ — ivory-carvers; sudhākārās — plasterers (workers in lime); tathā — and, likewise; gandhopajīvinaḥ — those who live by perfumery

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.