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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
ये those, केचित् some others, मणिकाराः gempolishers, शोभनाः richly decorated, कुम्भकाराश्च potters, ये शस्त्रोपजीविनः those who live on making weapons (weaponsmiths), सूत्रकर्मकृतश्चैव those who work with thread (weavers), मयूरकाः makers of adornments with peacock feathers, क्राकचिकाः those who work with saws (sawyers), रोचकाः makers of artificial ornaments, वेधकाः perforators (of shells and ornaments), तथा also, दन्तकाराः artists who work with ivory, सुधाकाराः those engaged in whitewashing, तथा also, गन्धोपजीविनः subsisting on selling fragrant essences (perfumers), प्रख्याताः renowned, सुवर्णकाराः goldsmiths, तथा also, कम्भलधावकाः blanketcleaners, स्नापकोष्णोदकाः hot bath attendants, वैद्याः physicians, शौण्डिकाः distillers and sellers of spiritual liquor (vintners), धूपकाः incense merchants, रजकाः washermen, तुन्नवायाश्च those who do sewing work (tailors), ग्रामघोषमहत्तराः important people in villages and hamlets where cowherds reside, स्त्रीभिः सह along with women, शैलूषाः actors, तथा similarly, कैवर्तकाः fishermen, ययुः went.
Gempolishers, potters, weaponsmiths, weavers, makers of adornments with peacock feathers, sawyers, makers of artificial ornaments, perforators of shells and ornaments, ivoryworkers, whitewashers, purveyors of fragrant essences, renowned goldsmiths, blanketcleaners, hotbath attendants, physicians, vintners, incense merchants, washermen, tailors, headmen of villages and hamlets, actors along with their wives, fishermen -- all followed Bharata.