Senmyō 33. Tenpyō Jingo 1 3rd Month (765), Empress Shōtoku text tree
1. 天下政方 君乃勅仁在乎 己可心乃比岐比岐 太子乎立止念天 功乎欲湏流物仁方不在。
2. 然此位方 天地乃置賜比 授賜布位仁在。
3. 故是以 朕毛天地乃明伎奇岐徴乃 授賜人方 出奈牟止 念天在。
4. 猶今乃間方 明仁浄岐心乎以天 人仁毛伊佐奈方礼湏 人乎毛 止毛奈方湏之天 於乃毛於乃毛 貞仁能久浄伎心乎以天 奉仕止詔己止乎 諸聞食倍止詔。
5. 復有人方 淡路仁侍坐湏人乎率来天 佐良仁帝止立天 天下乎治之米无等念天在人毛在良之止奈毛念。
6. 然其人方 天地乃 宇倍奈弥由流之天授賜流人仁毛不在。
7. 何乎以天可知止奈良方 志愚仁 心不善之天 天下乎治仁不足。
8. 然乃味仁不在 逆悪伎仲末呂止同心之天 朝廷乎動之傾无止謀天在人仁在。
9. 何曾此人乎復立无止念无。
10. 自今以後仁方如此久念天謀己止 止等詔大命乎聞食倍止宣。
1. « [ ame (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) sita (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) maturi (noun ) goto (noun ) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { { [ kimi (noun ) no (L031965adnominal copula) opo (L000038 hon prefix big) -mikoto (noun ) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) aru (verb adnominal L030125a exist) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) } [ { { [ ono (noun ) ga (L000503 [genitive case particle]) kokoro (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) piki (noun ) biki (noun ) ] [ pi (noun ) tugi (noun ) no (noun ) mi-kwo (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] tate (verb stem ) -mu (L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural]) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } omopite (verb gerund L030399a think) } { [ isawo (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] pori (verb infinitive desire ) suru (verb adnominal ) } mono (noun ) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ara (verb stem L030125a exist) -zu (auxiliary neg infconc L000006a [negative]) } . »
2. « { { sikaredomo (verb concessive L030848a be so) } { [ ko (L042029 noun proximal this) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) kurawi (noun ) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { [ { [ ame (noun ) tuti (noun ) (L050719 heaven and earth) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) ] oki (verb stem L030327a (dew) settles) -tamapi (L031077a infinitive verb give) saduke (verb stem L030814a throw) -tamapu (L031077a adnconc verb give) } kurawi (noun ) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) ari (verb infconc L030125a exist) } } } . »
3. « { [ kare (noun ) ] { [ koko (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] motite (verb gerund L031761a hold) } [ ware (noun ) mo (L000514 [topic particle]) ] { [ [ ame (noun ) tuti (noun ) (L050719 heaven and earth) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) ] { akirake (adjective ) -ki (adjcop adnominal L000033 ) } { ayasi (adjective ) -ki (adjcop adnominal L000033 ) } sirusi (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) { saduke (verb stem L030814a throw) -tamapu (L031077a adnconc verb give) } pito (noun ) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { ide (verb stem L030172a go out) -na (L000018 perf stem auxiliary [perfective]) -mu (L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural]) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } omopite (verb gerund L030399a think) ari (verb infconc L030125a exist) } } . »
4. « { { [ { { [ napo (noun ) ] [ ima (noun ) no (L031965adnominal copula) ma (noun ) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { [ { [ akiraka (noun ) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) } { kiywo (adjective ) -ki (adjcop adnominal L000033 ) } kokoro (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] motite (verb gerund L031761a hold) } { [ pito (noun ) ni (noun ) mo (L000514 [topic particle]) ] { izanapare (verb stem L030153a invite) -zu (auxiliary neg infconc L000006a [negative]) } [ pito (noun ) wo (noun ) mo (L000514 [topic particle]) ] { tomonapa (verb stem L031241a take along) -zusite (auxiliary neg gerund L000006a [negative]) } } [ ono (noun ) mo (L000514 [topic particle]) ] [ ono (noun ) mo (noun ) ] { { sadaka (adjNoun L004167b certain) -ni (L031965 infinitive copula copula) } [ { yo (adjective ) -ku (L000033 infinitive adjcop ) } { kiywo (adjective ) -ki (adjcop adnominal L000033 ) } kokoro (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] motite (verb gerund L031761a hold) } tukape (verb stem L031119a serve) -mature (verb imperative L031644a wait) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } noritamapu (verb adnconc L032093a proclaim) } koto (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] [ moro (noun ) moro (noun ) ] kiki (verb stem L030565a hear) -tamapye (verb imperative L031077a give) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } noritamapu (verb adnconc L032093a proclaim) } . »
5. « { { [ mata (noun ) ] [ { aru (verb adnominal L030125a exist) } pito (noun ) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { { [ { [ apadi (noun ) ni (L000519 [dative case particle]) ] paberi (verb stem L031443a be [hum]) -masu (verb adnconc L030206a be) } pito (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] wite (verb gerund ) } kite (verb gerund ) } [ [ sara (noun ) ni (noun ) ] { { { [ mikadwo (L050749 noun honorable gate) ] to (L000530 [complementizer]) } tatete (verb gerund L031044a erect) } { { [ ame (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) sita (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] wosame (verb stem L031943a settle t) -sime (verb stem ) -mu (L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural]) } to (L000530 [complementizer]) } omopite (verb gerund L030399a think) aru (verb adnominal L030125a exist) } pito (noun ) mo (L000514 [topic particle]) ] { aru (verb adnominal L030125a exist) rasi (L000806 conclusive extension [presumptive]) } to (noun ) namo (L000518 [focus particle]) } omoposu (verb adnconc L030402a think [respect]) } . »
6. « { sikaredomo (verb concessive L030848a be so) } [ so (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) pito (noun ) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { [ { [ ame (noun ) tuti (noun ) (L050719 heaven and earth) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) ] { ubenami (verb stem L030288a comply) -yurusite (verb gerund L031857a slacken) } saduke (verb stem L030814a throw) -tamap (L031077a stem verb give) -yeru (L000024 stative adnominal auxiliary [stative]) } pito (noun ) ] ni ( ) mo (L000514 [topic particle]) ara (verb stem L030125a exist) -zu (auxiliary neg infconc L000006a [negative]) } . »
7. « { { { { [ nani (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] motite (verb gerund L031761a hold) ka (L000506 [focus particle]) } siru (verb adnconc ) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } naraba (verb conditional L031314a be in line) } { [ kokoro (noun ) zasi (noun ) ] [ oroka (noun ) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) } { [ kokoro (noun ) ] yok (verb stem ) -ara (verb stem L030125a exist) -zu (L000006 neg infconc auxiliary ) site (verb gerund L030919a do) } [ ame (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) sita (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] wosamuru (verb adnominal L031943a settle t) ni (L031965infinitive copula) tara (verb stem ) -zu (auxiliary neg infconc L000006a [negative]) } . »
8. « { { [ sika (noun ) nomwi (L000521 [restrictive]) ni (L031965infinitive copula) ] ara (verb stem L030125a exist) -zu (L000006 neg infconc auxiliary ) } [ { { { [ { { [ sakasima (noun ) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) } asi (adjective ) -ki (adjcop adnominal L000033 ) } 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) } [ mikadwo (L050749 noun honorable gate) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] ugokasi (verb infinitive L030248a move i) katabuke (verb stem L030481a lean t) -mu (L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural]) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } pakarite (verb gerund L031397a measure) aru (verb adnominal L030125a exist) } pito (noun ) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) ari (verb infconc L030125a exist) } . »
9. « { { [ nani (noun ) so (L000527 [focus particle]) ] [ ko (L042029 noun proximal this) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) pito (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] [ mata (noun ) ] tate (verb stem ) -mu (L000002 conjectural adnconc auxiliary [conjectural]) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } omopa (verb stem L030399a think) -mu (auxiliary conjectural adnconc ) } . »
10. « { { [ { [ ima (noun ) ywori (L000540 [ablative case particle]) noti (noun ) ni (noun ) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { { [ kaku (noun ) ] omopite (verb gerund L030399a think) } [ { pakaru (verb adnconc L031397a measure) } koto (noun ) ] yameyo (verb imperative L031819a stop t) 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) -tamapye (verb imperative L031077a give) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } noritamapu (verb adnconc L032093a proclaim) } . »
English translation
by Millichip:
I proclaim, all of you what [the emperor] proclaims: “Although the governance of the
land is in the words of the lord, it is not such that I think to establish an heir
to the throne to my heart’s desire and want a leader. However the throne is one which
is put in place and bestowed by heaven and earth. So, I too I think that someone shall
appear who is bestowed [the throne] by a clear and miraculous sign of nature. Even
still, serve now with a unceasingly good and pure heart, not enticed by people and
not following people, with a clear and pure heart.”I proclaim, hear the edict which
proclaims: “Further I think that there are some people who think that I [should] bring
the person who serves in Awaji, make them Emperor again and make them rule over the
world. However that person is not someone who has been bestowed with the throne by
the agreeing and allowing of heaven and earth. If you ask how I know this, [it is
because] his heart is not good with stupid intention and does not befit ruling the
world. Not only this but he is in accordance with the backward and evil Nakamaro and
plans to disturb and put in danger the court. How could I think to make this person
Emperor again? From now stop thinking and scheming so.”