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Shloka 80.1Unverified draft

अथ भूमिप्रदेशज्ञाः सूत्रकर्मविशारदाः । स्वकर्माभिरताः शूराः खनका यन्त्रकास्तथा ।।2.80.1।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
athaअथthenadverb
bhūmipradeśajñāḥभूमिप्रदेशज्ञाःknowers of the terrain, geographynominative adjective
sūtrakarmaviśāradāḥसूत्रकर्मविशारदाःskilled in the work of the measuring-cord, surveyingnominative adjective
svakarmābhiratāḥस्वकर्माभिरताःdevoted to their own worknominative adjective
śūrāḥशूराःheroic, diligentnominative adjective
khanakāखनकाdiggersnominative
yantrakāstathāयन्त्रकास्तथाand engineers, machine-operators, likewisenominative + adverb

Reference: 2.80.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa