The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth, The Descent of the Sun., sentence 29
_' A mythological expression for the rise, the zenith, and the set of the Sun. But the old magnificent simplicity of the Rig-Weda was perverted by subsequent Pauranik glosses; and Wishnu, according to the new legend, was said to have cheated his adversary, Bali, by striding, in his Dwarf Incarnation, over the three worlds.
Who acts: subsequent Pauranik, mythological expression · What happens: pervert, gloss, accord, say, cheat, stride · To what, where: set, Wishnu, adversary, Dwarf Incarnation · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of «The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth» by Unknown, The Descent of the Sun.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (subsequent Pauranik, mythological expression), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.
Mova's own parse. This tree may be wrong.
The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | _ | _ | PUNCT | _ | 5 expression | punct |
| 2 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 5 expression | punct |
| 3 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 expression | det |
| 4 | mythological | mythological | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 expression | amod |
| 5 | expression | expression | NOUN | Number=Sing | 34 glosses | nsubj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 rise | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 rise | det |
| 8 | rise | rise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 expression | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 zenith | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 zenith | det |
| 11 | zenith | zenith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 rise | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 set | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 set | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 set | det |
| 15 | set | set | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 perverted | nsubj:pass |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 Sun. | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 Sun. | det |
| 18 | Sun. | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 set | nmod |
| 19 | But | but | CCONJ | _ | 23 simplicity | cc |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 simplicity | det |
| 21 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 simplicity | amod |
| 22 | magnificent | magnificent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 simplicity | amod |
| 23 | simplicity | simplicity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 set | conj |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 26 Rig | case |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 Rig | det |
| 26 | Rig | Rig | PROPN | Number=Sing | 23 simplicity | nmod |
| 27 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 28 Weda | punct |
| 28 | Weda | Weda | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 Rig | conj |
| 29 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 30 perverted | aux:pass |
| 30 | perverted | pervert | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 expression | acl:relcl |
| 31 | by | by | ADP | _ | 33 Pauranik | case |
| 32 | subsequent | subsequent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 33 Pauranik | amod |
| 33 | Pauranik | Pauranik | PROPN | Number=Sing | 30 perverted | obl |
| 34 | glosses | gloss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 35 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 46 said | punct |
| 36 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 46 said | cc |
| 37 | Wishnu | Wishnu | PROPN | Number=Sing | 46 said | nsubj:pass |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 43 legend | punct |
| 39 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 43 legend | case |
| 40 | to | to | ADP | _ | 39 according | fixed |
| 41 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 43 legend | det |
| 42 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 43 legend | amod |
| 43 | legend | legend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 37 Wishnu | appos |
| 44 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 37 Wishnu | punct |
| 45 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 46 said | aux:pass |
| 46 | said | say | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 34 glosses | parataxis |
| 47 | to | to | PART | _ | 49 cheated | mark |
| 48 | have | have | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 49 cheated | aux |
| 49 | cheated | cheat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 46 said | xcomp |
| 50 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 51 adversary | nmod:poss |
| 51 | adversary | adversary | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 cheated | obj |
| 52 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 53 Bali | punct |
| 53 | Bali | Bali | PROPN | Number=Sing | 51 adversary | appos |
| 54 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 56 striding | punct |
| 55 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 56 striding | mark |
| 56 | striding | stride | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 46 said | advcl |
| 57 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 61 Incarnation | punct |
| 58 | in | in | ADP | _ | 61 Incarnation | case |
| 59 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 61 Incarnation | nmod:poss |
| 60 | Dwarf | dwarf | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 61 Incarnation | amod |
| 61 | Incarnation | incarnation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 56 striding | obl |
| 62 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 66 worlds | punct |
| 63 | over | over | ADP | _ | 66 worlds | case |
| 64 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 66 worlds | det |
| 65 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 66 worlds | nummod |
| 66 | worlds | world | NOUN | Number=Plur | 56 striding | obl |
| 67 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 34 glosses | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pervert | past · passive | subsequent Pauranik | the set of the Sun. but the old magnificent simplicity of the Rig and Weda | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | gloss | present | a mythological expression for the rise and the zenith | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | say speech: assert | past · passive | Wishnu | tree rules | |||||
| 5 | cheat | to-infinitive · perfect | expression's adversary | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adversary=Source | |||||
| 6 | stride | gerund | expression's Dwarf Incarnation | over the three worlds | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in incarnation=Trajectory |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Text: «The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth» by Unknown, Project Gutenberg book 68641 (public domain in the USA). Tree: Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), the chapter read in order.
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