Senmyō 39. Tenpyō Jingo 1 11th Month (766), Empress Shōtoku text tree

1. 必人我可多母我可多能親在成物在。

2. 然王多知止藤原朝臣等止方 朕親 黒紀 白紀御酒 賜 御手物 賜方久止宣。

1. « [ kanarazu (noun ) ] [ pito (noun ) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { [ { [ titi (L050641 noun father) ga (L000503 [genitive case particle]) kata (noun ) papa (noun ) ga (L000503 [genitive case particle]) kata (noun ) no (L000520 [genitive case particle]) ukara (L050238 noun blood relatives) ] arite (verb gerund L030125a exist) naru (verb adnominal ) } mono (noun ) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) ari (verb infconc L030125a exist) } . »

2. « { { sikaru (verb adnominal L030848a be so) ni (L031965infinitive copula) } { [ opo (L000038 hon prefix big) -kimi (noun ) -tati (L001004 suffix [pluralizer]) to (L000530 [complementizer]) pudipara (noun ) no (noun ) asomi (noun ) -tati (L001004 suffix [pluralizer]) to (noun ) pa (L000522 [topic particle]) ] { { [ { [ wa (noun ) ga (L000503 [genitive case particle]) ukara (L050238 noun blood relatives) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) aru (verb adnominal L030125a exist) } ga (L000503 [genitive case particle]) yuwe (noun ) ] ni (L031965infinitive copula) } { [ [ { kurwo (adjective ) -ki (adjcop adnominal L000033 ) } { sirwo (adjective ) -ki (adjcop adnominal L000033 ) } no ( ) ] mi (prefix ) -ki (noun ) (L050750 honorable wine) ] tamapi (verb infinitive L031077a give) } [ mi (prefix ) -te (noun ) tu (L000532 [genitive case particle]) mono (noun ) ] tamapaku (verb nominal L031077a give) to (L000530 [complementizer]) } } noritamapu (verb adnconc L032093a proclaim) } . »

 

English translation by Millichip:
I proclaim: “People come into existence necessarily having relatives on their father’s and mother’s sides. However, the Lords and Fujiwara-no-Asomi are my relatives so I bestow them with black and white sake and imperial gifts.