Senmyō 29. Tenpyō Hōji 8 10th Month (764), Retired Empress Kōken text tree

1. 挂末久毛畏 朕我天先帝乃御命以天朕仁勅之久 天下方 朕子伊末之仁授給。

2. 事乎之云方 王乎奴止成止毛 奴乎王止云止毛 汝乃 為牟末仁末 仮令後仁帝止立天在人伊 立乃後仁 汝乃多米仁无礼之弖 不従奈売久在牟人乎方 帝乃位仁置許止方不得。

3. 又君臣乃理仁従天 貞久浄岐心乎以天 助奉侍牟之帝止在己止方得止 勅岐。 可久在御命乎 朕又一二乃竪子等止侍天聞食天在。 然今帝止之天侍人乎 此年己呂見仁 其位仁毛不堪。 是乃味仁不在 今聞仁 仲麻呂止同心之天 竊朕乎掃止謀家利。又竊 六千乃兵乎発之等等乃比 又七人乃味之天闕仁入牟止毛謀家利。 精兵乎之天押之非天壊乱天 罰滅止云家利。

4. 故是以 帝位乎方退賜天 親王乃位賜天 淡路国乃公止退賜止 勅御命乎聞食止宣。

1. « { { { [ { { kake _{(verb stem )} -maku _{(auxiliary conjectural nominal )} mo _{(L000514 [topic particle])} } kasikwo _{(adjective )} -ki _{(adjcop adnominal L000033 )} } wa _{(noun )} ga _{(L000503 [genitive case particle])} ame _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} saki _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} mikadwo _{(L050749 noun honorable gate)} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} ] [ opo _{(L000038 hon prefix big)} -mikoto _{(noun )} ] motite _{(verb gerund L031761a hold)} } [ ware _{(noun )} ni _{(L000519 [dative case particle])} ] nori _{(verb stem say )} -tamapi _{(L031077a stem verb give)} -si _{(L000009 respect infinitive auxiliary [respect])} -ku _{(L000033 infinitive adjcop )} } [ ame _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} sita _{(noun )} pa _{(L000522 [topic particle])} ] [ wa _{(noun )} ga _{(L000503 [genitive case particle])} kwo _{(noun )} imasi _{(noun )} ni _{(L000519 [dative case particle])} ] saduke _{(verb stem L030814a throw)} -tamapu _{(verb adnconc )} } . »

2. « { { { { [ koto _{(noun )} wo _{(noun )} si _{(L000526a [restrictive particle])} ] ipaba _{(verb conditional L030199a say)} } [ opo _{(L000038 hon prefix big)} -kimi _{(noun ) (L050267 great monarch)} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] [ yatukwo _{(noun )} to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} ] nasu _{(verb adnconc )} tomo _{(L000531a [concessive conjunctional particle])} } [ yatukwo _{(noun )} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] [ opo _{(L000038 hon prefix big)} -kimi _{(noun ) (L050267 great monarch)} to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} ] ipu _{(verb adnconc L030199a say)} tomo _{(L000531a [concessive conjunctional particle])} } [ { [ { { { [ { { [ { [ imasi _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} ] se _{(verb stem L030919a do)} -mu _{(L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural])} } manima _{(L004001 noun way)} -ni _{(L031965 infinitive copula copula)} ] [ tatopi _{(noun )} noti _{(noun )} ni _{(L000519 [dative case particle])} ] [ mikadwo _{(noun L050749 honorable gate)} ] to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} } tatite _{(verb gerund )} aru _{(verb adnominal L030125a exist)} } pito _{(noun )} i _{(L000505 [nominative case particle])} ] [ tati _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} noti _{(noun )} ni _{(L000519 [dative case particle])} ] [ imasi _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} tame _{(noun )} ni _{(L000519 [dative case particle])} ] [ iya _{(adverb )} ] na _{(adjective )} -kusite _{(L000033 gerund adjcop )} } sitagapa _{(verb stem L030862a follow)} -zu _{(L000006 neg infconc auxiliary )} } namye _{(adjective )} -ku _{(L000033 infinitive adjcop )} ara _{(verb stem L030125a exist)} -mu _{(L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural])} } pito _{(noun )} woba _{(L000536 [accusative case particle])} ] [ mikadwo _{(L050749 noun honorable gate)} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} kurawi _{(noun )} ni _{(L000519 [dative case particle])} ] Ø _{(verb adnconc )} } koto _{(noun )} pa _{(L000522 [topic particle])} ] e _{(verb stem L030228a obtain)} -zu _{(L000006 neg infconc auxiliary )} are _{(verb exclamatory exist )} } . »

3. « { { { [ mata _{(noun )} ] [ { [ { { { { [ kimi _{(noun )} omi _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} kotowari _{(noun )} ni _{(L000519 [dative case particle])} ] sitagapite _{(verb gerund L030862a follow)} } tadasi _{(adjective )} -ku _{(L000033 infinitive adjcop )} } [ { kiywo _{(adjective )} -ki _{(adjcop adnominal L000033 )} } kokoro _{(noun )} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] motite _{(verb gerund L031761a hold)} } tasuke _{(verb stem L031017a help)} -tukape _{(verb stem L031119a serve)} -matura _{(verb stem L031644a wait)} -mu _{(L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural])} } si _{(L000526a [restrictive particle])} ] [ mikadwo _{(L050749 noun honorable gate)} ] to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} aru _{(verb adnominal L030125a exist)} } koto _{(noun )} pa _{(L000522 [topic particle])} ] e _{(verb stem L030228a obtain)} -mu _{(L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural])} to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} } nori _{(verb stem say )} -tamapi _{(L031077a stem verb give)} -ki _{(auxiliary simplePast conclusive )} } . { { { [ { [ kaku _{(noun )} ] aru _{(verb adnominal L030125a exist)} } opo _{(L000038 hon prefix big)} -mikoto _{(noun )} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] [ ware _{(noun )} mata _{(noun )} pito _{(L002001 numeral native one)} -ri _{(L002016 counter counter for people)} puta _{(L002002 numeral native two)} -ri _{(L002016 counter counter for people)} no _{(L031965adnominal copula)} warapa _{(noun )} -domo _{(L001002 suffix [pluralizer])} to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} ] paberite _{(verb gerund L031443a be [hum])} } kiki _{(verb stem L030565a hear)} -tamapete _{(verb gerund L031079a receive [hum])} } ari _{(verb infconc L030125a exist)} } . { { { sikaru _{(verb adnominal L030848a be so)} ni _{(L031965infinitive copula)} } [ { [ ima _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} mikadwo _{(L050749 noun honorable gate)} ] to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} site _{(verb gerund L030919a do)} paberu _{(verb adnominal L031443a be [hum])} } pito _{(noun )} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] [ ko _{(L042029 noun proximal this)} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} tosi _{(noun )} goro _{(noun ) (L050308 recent years)} ] miru _{(verb adnominal L031712a see)} ni _{(L031965infinitive copula)} } [ so _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} kurawi _{(noun )} ni _{(noun )} mo _{(L000514 [topic particle])} ] tape _{(verb stem L031069a withstand)} -zu _{(auxiliary neg infconc )} } . { { { { { [ kore _{(noun )} nomwi _{(L000521 [restrictive])} ] ni _{(L031965infinitive copula)} ara _{(verb stem L030125a exist)} -zu _{(L000006 neg infconc auxiliary )} } [ ima _{(noun )} ] kiku _{(verb adnconc L030565a hear)} ni _{(L031965infinitive copula)} } [ naka _{(noun )} maro _{(noun )} to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} ] [ kokoro _{(noun )} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] oyazi _{(adjective )} -ku _{(L000033 infinitive adjcop )} site _{(verb gerund L030919a do)} } [ pisoka _{(noun )} ni _{(L031965infinitive copula)} ] [ ware _{(noun )} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] parapa _{(verb stem L031451a brush (away))} -mu _{(L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural])} to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} } pakari _{(verb stem L031397a measure)} -kyeri _{(auxiliary modalPast conclusive )} } . { { { { [ mata _{(noun )} pi _{(noun )} soka _{(noun )} ni _{(L031965infinitive copula)} ] [ mu _{(L002006 numeral native six)} -tidi _{(noun )} no _{(L031965adnominal copula)} ikusa _{(noun )} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] okosi _{(verb stem L030327a (dew) settles)} -totonopi _{(verb infinitive L031210a arrange)} } [ mata _{(noun )} nanata _{(noun )} ri _{(noun )} nomwi _{(L000521 [restrictive])} ] site _{(verb gerund L030919a do)} } [ mikadwo _{(L050749 noun honorable gate)} ni _{(L000519 [dative case particle])} ] ire _{(verb stem put in )} -mu _{(L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural])} tomo _{(L000531a [concessive conjunctional particle])} } pakari _{(verb stem L031397a measure)} -kyeri _{(auxiliary modalPast conclusive )} } . { { { { [ toki _{(noun )} ikusa _{(noun )} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] site _{(verb gerund L030919a do)} } osi _{(verb stem L030349a push)} -sipwite _{(verb gerund L030894a go mad)} } yaburi _{(verb stem L031811a break)} -midarite _{(verb gerund L031712a see)} } uti _{(L000043 emph prefix [emphatic])} -porobosa _{(verb stem L031602a ruin)} -mu _{(L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural])} to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} } ipi _{(noun )} kyeri _{(noun )} . } »

4. « { { { [ kare _{(adverb L004166 [conjunction])} ] [ koko _{(noun )} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] motite _{(verb gerund L031761a hold)} } [ { { { { { [ mikadwo _{(L050749 noun honorable gate)} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} kurawi _{(noun )} woba _{(L000536 [accusative case particle])} ] sirizoke _{(verb stem )} -tamapite _{(verb gerund L031077a give)} } [ mi _{(prefix )} -kwo _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} kurawi _{(noun )} ] tamapite _{(verb gerund L031077a give)} } [ apadi _{(noun )} no _{(noun )} kuni _{(noun )} no _{(L000520 [genitive case particle])} kimi _{(noun )} ] to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} } sirizoke _{(verb stem )} -tamapu _{(L031077a adnconc verb give)} to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} } noritamapu _{(verb adnconc L032093a proclaim)} } opo _{(L000038 hon prefix big)} -mikoto _{(noun )} wo _{(L000534 [accusative case particle])} ] kiki _{(verb stem L030565a hear)} -tamapeyo _{(verb imperative L031077a give)} to _{(L000530 [complementizer])} } noritamapu _{(verb adnconc L032093a proclaim)} } . »

English translation by Millichip:
All of you hear the imperial edict which proclaims: “In an imperial edict of the previous heavenly emperor, too awesome to mention, it was divinely proclaimed to me: ‘I bestow the world to you, my child. If I say this, whether you wish to make lords your servants or call servants lords, [one] cannot place in the throne of the emperor a person, who after being made Emperor, after becoming discourteous, does not obey you and does little for you. Also, [only someone who] helps and serves [you] according to the way of lord and servant, with a correct and pure heart, is able to be Emperor.’ I served [under the emperor] with one or two children and have humbly heard the imperial edict which [says] thus. So, looking over the years, the person who serves as the current emperor also does not endure the throne. Not only this, I have now heard that she has planned to secretly push me aside in accord with Nakamaro. She also plans to stir up six thousand soldiers and with only seven enter the court. She said that using the sharpest soldiers [they] shall force [in], break and disturb the court, and bring it to ruin. So I withdraw her form the imperial throne, and make her an imperial child and send her down to being the lord of the state of Awaji.”