Shloka 13.7Unverified draft
कर्मान्तिकान् शिल्पकरान्वर्धकीन् खनकानपि। गणकान्शिल्पिनश्चैव तथैव नटनर्तकान्।।1.13.7।।
Meaning
He summoned construction supervisors, brickmakers, carpenters, diggers, accountants, sculptors, and also actors and dancers.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| karma-antikān | कर्म-अन्तिकान् | foremen, overseers | Accusative plural |
| śilpa-karān | शिल्प-करान् | craftsmen | Accusative plural |
| vardhakīn khanakān api | वर्धकीन् खनकान् अपि | carpenters, and diggers too | Accusative plural |
| gaṇakān śilpinaḥ ca eva | गणकान् शिल्पिनः च एव | accountants and artisans | Accusative plural |
| tathā eva naṭa-nartakān | तथा एव नट-नर्तकान् | and likewise actors and dancers | Accusative plural |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
(Part of the ritual-ground construction passage, shlokas 6-9 -- see the fuller note at shloka 6.)
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.13.7 · Bāla Kāṇḍa