मणिकाराश्च ये केचित्कुम्भकाराश्च शोभनाः।
सूत्रकर्मकृतश्चैव ये च शस्त्रोपजीविनः॥
मायूरकाः क्राकचिका रोचका वेधकास्तथा।
दन्तकाराः सुधाकारास्तथा गन्धोपजीविनः॥
सुवर्णकाराः प्रख्यातास्तथा कम्बलधावकाः।
स्नापकोच्छादका वैद्या धूपकाः शौण्डिकास्तथा॥
रजकास्तुन्नवायाश्च ग्रामघोषमहत्तराः।
शैलूषाश्च सह स्त्रीभिर्ययुः कैवर्तकास्तथा॥
maṇikārāś ca ye kecit kumbhakārāś ca śobhanāḥ
sūtra-karmakṛtaś caiva ye ca śastropajīvinaḥ
māyūrakāḥ krākacikā rocakā vedhakās tathā
dantakārāḥ sudhākārās tathā gandhopajīvinaḥ
suvarṇakārāḥ prakhyātās tathā kambala-dhāvakāḥ
snāpakocchādakā vaidyā dhūpakāḥ śauṇḍikās tathā
rajakās tunna-vāyāś ca grāma-ghoṣa-mahattarāḥ
śailūṣāś ca saha strībhir yayuḥ kaivartakās tathā
maṇikārāḥ ca = jewellers; ye kecit kumbhakārāḥ ca = potters; śobhanāḥ = expert; sūtra-karmakṛtaḥ = weavers; ca eva ye ca śastra-upajīvinaḥ = weapon manufacturers; māyūrakāḥ = peacock feather fan makers; krākacikāḥ = sawyers 3; rocakāḥ = polishers; vedhakāḥ = cutters; tathā dantakārāḥ = ivory workers; sudhākārāḥ = plasterers; tathā gandha-upajīvinaḥ = perfume sellers; suvarṇakārāḥ = goldsmiths; prakhyātāḥ = reputed; tathā kambala-dhāvakāḥ = cleaners of woolen blankets; snāpaka-ucchādakāḥ = bathing assistants, masseurs 4; vaidyā = physicians; dhūpakāḥ = perfumers; śauṇḍikāḥ = spirit distillers 5; tathā rajakāḥ = washermen; tunna-vāyāḥ = tailors 6; ca grāma-ghoṣa-mahattarāḥ = chiefs of villages and cowherds; śailūṣāḥ = men who live off their wives 7; ca saha strībhiḥ = with their wives; yayuḥ = went; kaivartakāḥ = fishermen; tathā = and.
Jewellers, expert potters, weavers, weapon manufacturers, peacock feather fan makers, sawyers, polishers, cutters, ivory workers, plasterers, perfume sellers, reputed goldsmiths, cleaners of woolen blankets, bathing assistants, masseurs, physicians, perfumers, spirit distillers, washermen, tailors, chiefs of villages and cowherds, men who live off their wives, their wives and fishermen went.
“Jewellers” refer to those who cleaned rubies and other jewels. “Polishers” enhanced the brightness of ivory, walls, seats. “Cutters” refer to those who cut wood, gems and so on. “Ivory workers” made dolls, chairs and palanquins and so on out of ivory. “Plasterers” worked on palatial floors, walls and so on. “Perfume sellers” sold sandal, kastūrī, camphor, kuṅkuma and other fragrant substances for their living. “Bathing assistants” smeared oil and so on and bathed people. “Perfumers” made houses fragrant with smoke [from frankincense and so on]. “Men who live off their wives” refer to men who use their wives to earn their livelihood and therefore they were accompanied by their wives.