वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-77, verse-13

मायूरकाः क्राकचिका रोचका वेधकास्तथा ।
दन्तकाराः सुधाकारास्तथा गन्धोपजीविनः ॥१३॥

13. māyūrakāḥ krākacikā rocakā vedhakāstathā ,
dantakārāḥ sudhākārāstathā gandhopajīvinaḥ.

13. māyūrakāḥ krākacikāḥ rocakāḥ vedhakāḥ tathā
dantakārāḥ sudhākārāḥ tathā gandhopajīvinaḥ

13. māyūrakāḥ krākacikāḥ rocakāḥ vedhakāḥ tathā
dantakārāḥ sudhākārāḥ tathā gandhopajīvinaḥ

13. Peacock keepers, sawyers, dyers, and piercers; ivory workers, plasterers, and also perfumers.

Words meanings summery:

• मायूरकाः (māyūrakāḥ) - peacock keepers, peacock dancers

• क्राकचिकाः (krākacikāḥ) - sawyers

• रोचकाः (rocakāḥ) - dyers, those who color or adorn

• वेधकाः (vedhakāḥ) - piercers, gem-setters, borers

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

• दन्तकाराः (dantakārāḥ) - ivory workers, carvers of tusks

• सुधाकाराः (sudhākārāḥ) - plasterers, whitewashers

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

• गन्धोपजीविनः (gandhopajīvinaḥ) - perfumers, those who live by perfumes

Words meanings and morphology

मायूरकाः (māyūrakāḥ) - peacock keepers, peacock dancers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māyūraka

māyūraka - a peacock keeper, one who lives by exhibiting peacocks, a peacock dancer

क्राकचिकाः (krākacikāḥ) - sawyers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of krākacika

krākacika - a sawyer, one who uses a saw (krākaca)

रोचकाः (rocakāḥ) - dyers, those who color or adorn

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rocaka

rocaka - one who colors, a dyer; one who pleases, makes attractive

वेधकाः (vedhakāḥ) - piercers, gem-setters, borers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedhaka

vedhaka - one who pierces, a piercer, a gem-setter, a borer

तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

(indeclinable)

दन्तकाराः (dantakārāḥ) - ivory workers, carvers of tusks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dantakāra

dantakāra - an ivory worker, one who carves tusks or teeth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (danta+kāra)

• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)
• kāra – maker, doer, worker
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुधाकाराः (sudhākārāḥ) - plasterers, whitewashers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sudhākāra

sudhākāra - a plasterer, one who works with lime or plaster (sudhā), a whitewasher

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sudhā+kāra)

• sudhā – lime, plaster, nectar, ambrosia
  noun (feminine)
• kāra – maker, doer, worker
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तथा (tathā) - and, also, thus

(indeclinable)

गन्धोपजीविनः (gandhopajīvinaḥ) - perfumers, those who live by perfumes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandhopajīvin

gandhopajīvin - one who lives by selling perfumes or fragrant substances, a perfumer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+upajīvin)

• gandha – smell, fragrance, perfume
  noun (masculine)
• upajīvin – one who lives by, dependent on
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root jīv (to live) with upasarga upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: jīv (class 1)