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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.77.15

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

2.77.15

rajakās tunnavāyāś ca grāmaghoṣamahattarāḥ
śailūṣāś ca saha strībhir yānti kaivartakās tathā

washermen and tailors, the elders of villages and herdsmen's settlements, and actors with their women, and fishermen — all went along.

Words: rajakās — washermen; tunnavāyāś ca — and tailors; grāmaghoṣamahattarāḥ — the elders of villages and herdsmen's settlements; śailūṣāś ca — and actors, dancers; saha — together with; strībhir — their women; yānti — go; kaivartakās — fishermen; tathā — and, likewise

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.