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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.77.14

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

2.77.14

suvarṇakārāḥ prakhyātās tathā kambaladhāvakāḥ
snāpakācchādakā vaidyā dhūpakāḥ śauṇḍikās tathā

renowned goldsmiths, washers of woolen blankets, bath-attendants and clothiers, physicians, incense-makers, and vintners,

Words: suvarṇakārāḥ — goldsmiths; prakhyātās — renowned; tathā — and, likewise; kambaladhāvakāḥ — washers of woolen blankets; snāpakācchādakā — bath-attendants and clothiers; vaidyā — physicians; dhūpakāḥ — incense-makers, fumigators; śauṇḍikās — vintners, distillers; tathā — and, likewise

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.