artisans

[N. Ganesan]

  Different artisans working on royal buildings
  occurs in Manimekalai, the twin epic of Cilappatikaaram.
  Workers from Magada country, mechanic/smiths from Maharashtra,
  blacksmiths from Avanti, yavana carpenters, tamil artisans are
  referred to in the following Manimekalai section:

 "makata vin2aijnarum marATTak kammarum
 avantik kollarum yavan2at taccarum
 taN tamiz vin2aijnar tammoTu kUTik
 koNTu in2itu iyaRRiya kaN kavar ceyvin2aip
 pavaLat tiraL kAl pal maNip pOtikai
 tavaLa nittilat tAmam tAznta
 kONac canti mAN vin2ai vitAn2attu
 taman2iyam vEynta vakai peRu van2appin2
 paijn cERu mezukAp pacum pon2 maNTapattu .."

 For translation, see the recent one by
 T. V. Gopal Iyer & A. Danielou.

 Regards,
 N. Ganesan