Senmyō 37. Tenpyō Jingo 1 11th Month (766), Empress Shōtoku text tree

1. 由紀湏伎二国守等多知方 貞 朝庭等之天奉供礼方己曾 国止毛 美濃越前御占 大嘗政事取以奉供良之止念行天奈毛位冠賜久止宣。

1. « { { [ yukwi (noun ) suki (noun ) puta (L002002 numeral native two) -kuni (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) kami (noun ) -tati (L001004 suffix [pluralizer]) ni (L000519 [dative case particle]) ] nori (verb stem say ) -tamapaku (verb nominal L031077a give) } { { { [ imasi (noun ) -tati (L001004 suffix [pluralizer]) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { { [ { [ sadaka (noun ) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) } { aka (adjective ) -ki (adjcop adnominal L000033 ) } kokoro (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] motite (verb gerund L031761a hold) } { [ mikadwo (L050749 noun honorable gate) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) mamori (noun ) ] to (L000530 [complementizer]) site (verb gerund L030919a do) } [ seki (noun ) ni (L000519 [dative case particle]) ] tukape (verb stem L031119a serve) -matureba (L031649a provisional verb serve) koso (L000510 [focus particle]) } { [ kuni (noun ) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { { opo (adjective ) -ku (L000033 infinitive adjcop ) } aredomo (verb concessive exist ) } } { [ minu (noun ) to (L000530 [complementizer]) ] [ kwosi (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) miti (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) kuti (noun ) to (L000530 [complementizer]) ] [ mi (prefix ) -ura (noun ) ni (L000519 [dative case particle]) ] apite (verb gerund L030071a meet) } { [ opo (L000038 hon prefix big) -nipe (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) maturi (noun ) goto (noun ) wo (L000534 [accusative case particle]) ] tori (verb stem L031258a take) -motite (verb gerund L031761a hold) } tukape (verb stem L031119a serve) -maturu (verb adnconc L031644a wait) rasi (L000806 conclusive extension [presumptive]) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } omoposi (verb stem L030402a think [respect]) -myesite (verb gerund L031751a see [respect]) namo (L000518 [focus particle]) } [ kurawi (noun ) ] kagapuri (adjective ) -tamapa (L031077a stem verb give) -ku (L000033 infinitive adjcop ) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } noritamapu (verb adnconc L032093a proclaim) } . »

 

English translation by Millichip:
Now I proclaim to the ministers of the two provinces of Yuki and Saki: “Since you serve as guardians of the court at Seki with a steadfast and pure heart, I think that though there are many provinces in the land Mino and Koshi-no-Michi-no-Kuchi were chosen by divination and you seem to serve handling the governance of Onie so I bestow upon you a rank and cap.”