वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-74, verse-2

कर्मान्तिकाः स्थपतयः पुरुषा यन्त्रकोविदाः ।
तथा वर्धकयश्चैव मार्गिणो वृक्षतक्षकाः ॥२॥

2. karmāntikāḥ sthapatayaḥ puruṣā yantrakovidāḥ ,
tathā vardhakayaścaiva mārgiṇo vṛkṣatakṣakāḥ.

2. karmāntikāḥ sthapatayaḥ puruṣāḥ yantrakovidāḥ
tathā vardhakayaḥ ca eva mārgiṇaḥ vṛkṣatakṣakāḥ

2. karmāntikāḥ sthapatayaḥ puruṣāḥ yantrakovidāḥ
tathā vardhakayaḥ ca eva mārgiṇaḥ vṛkṣatakṣakāḥ

2. Workmen, architects, engineers skilled in machines, and carpenters, along with scouts and tree-fellers.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्मान्तिकाः (karmāntikāḥ) - skilled workers, artisans, laborers

• स्थपतयः (sthapatayaḥ) - architects, master builders, superintendents

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

• यन्त्रकोविदाः (yantrakovidāḥ) - those skilled in machines, engineers

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, thus

• वर्धकयः (vardhakayaḥ) - carpenters

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• मार्गिणः (mārgiṇaḥ) - pathfinders, scouts

• वृक्षतक्षकाः (vṛkṣatakṣakāḥ) - tree-fellers, woodcutters

Words meanings and morphology

कर्मान्तिकाः (karmāntikāḥ) - skilled workers, artisans, laborers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karmāntika

karmāntika - one engaged in work, artisan, laborer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+antika)

• karma – work, action, deed (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• antika – near, proximate, ending
  adjective

स्थपतयः (sthapatayaḥ) - architects, master builders, superintendents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthapati

sthapati - chief architect, master builder, superintendent, lord of the place

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)

यन्त्रकोविदाः (yantrakovidāḥ) - those skilled in machines, engineers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yantrakovida

yantrakovida - expert in machines, engineer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yantra+kovida)

• yantra – machine, instrument, device, mystical diagram
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yam (class 1)
• kovida – skilled, expert, wise, knowing
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Functions as a noun here, referring to 'skilled persons'.

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

वर्धकयः (vardhakayaḥ) - carpenters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vardhaka

vardhaka - carpenter, joiner, one who causes to grow

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

मार्गिणः (mārgiṇaḥ) - pathfinders, scouts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mārgī

mārgī - one who goes on a path, pathfinder, scout, traveler

वृक्षतक्षकाः (vṛkṣatakṣakāḥ) - tree-fellers, woodcutters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣatakṣaka

vṛkṣatakṣaka - tree-cutter, woodcutter

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛkṣa+takṣaka)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• takṣaka – feller, hewer, carpenter, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: takṣ (class 5)