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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 80 Shloka 1
Original Shloka
अथ भूमिप्रदेशज्ञास्सूत्रकर्मविशारदाः। स्वकर्माभिरताश्शूराः खनका यन्त्रकास्तथा।।2.80.1।। कर्मान्तिकाः स्थपतयः पुरुष यन्त्रकोविदाः। तथा वार्धकयश्चैव मार्गिणो वृक्षतक्षकाः।।2.80.2।। कूपकारास्सुधाकारार्वंशकर्मकृतस्तथा। समर्था ये च द्रष्टारः पुरतस्ते प्रतस्थिरे।।2.80.3।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

अथ thereafter, भूमिप्रदेशज्ञाः land surveyors, सूत्रकर्मविशारदा: experts in measurement, स्वकर्माभिरताः zealous workers, शूराः energetic, खनकाः excavators, तथा also, यन्त्रकाः engineers, कर्मान्तिकाः skilled workers, स्थपतयः architects, यन्त्रकोविदाः expert mechanics, पुरुषाः men, तथा similarly, वार्धकयः carpenters, मार्गिण road workers, वृक्षतक्षकाः woodcutters, कूपकाराः welldrillers, सुधाकाराः whitewashers, तथा also, वंशकर्मकृतः bambooworkers (basketmakers), समर्थाः competent, ये those, द्रष्टारः supervisors, ते they, पुरतः in advance, प्रतस्थिरे set out.

English Commentary

Then surveyors, experts in measurment, energetic and zealous labourers, excavators, engineers, skilled workers, architects, craftsmen, carpenters, roadlevellers, woodcutters, welldiggers, whitewashers, basketmakers, competent supervisors were sent in advance. Arrangements made for the journey to the forest.