अथ भूमिप्रदेशज्ञाः सूत्रकर्मविशारदाः। स्वकर्माभिरताः शूराः खनका यन्त्रकास्तथा॥ कर्मान्तिकाः स्थपतयः पुरुषा यन्त्रकोविदाः। तथा वर्धकयश्चैव मार्गिणो वृक्षतक्षकाः॥ सूपकाराः सुधाकारा वंशचर्मकृतस्तथा। समर्था ये च द्रष्टारः पुरतश्च प्रतस्थिरे॥
atha bhūmipradeśajñāḥ sūtrakarmaviśāradāḥ| svakarmābhiratāḥ śūrāḥ khanakā yantrakāstathā|| karmāntikāḥ sthapatayaḥ puruṣā yantrakovidāḥ| tathā vardhakayaścaiva mārgiṇo vṛkṣatakṣakāḥ|| sūpakārāḥ sudhākārā vaṃśacarmakṛtastathā| samarthā ye ca draṣṭāraḥ purataśca pratasthire||
English Meaning
Then set out in advance persons having a knowledge of the humidity or otherwise of the soil, men skilled in making tents, brave delivers engaged on their proper work; those capable of constructing canals and water courses, people on pay, car-makers, men preparing machines, carpenters, those intended to guard the ways, pioneers, cooks, perfumers, makers of wickerware and able guides.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)