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The grateful elephant, Opening, part 7, sentence 157

The Brahmans, skilled in the discernment of signs as they were, seeing that he possessed the signs of a Great Man, made the following prediction: “Great king, the prince possesses merit; upon your decease he will attain the sovereignty; he will become the foremost man in the Land of the Rose-apple, and will be celebrated, will be renowned, for his deeds with the five weapons.”

Who acts: Brahmans, Buddha, prince, your · What happens: skill, see, possess, make, follow, attain · To what, where: Brahmans, discernment, signs, following prediction, merit, sovereignty · Speech: someone speaks here

This is a sentence of «The grateful elephant» by Eugene Watson Burlingame, Opening, part 7. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Brahmans, Buddha, prince, your), 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

detnsubjpunctaclcasedetoblcasenmodmarknsubjauxpunctadvclmarknsubjccompdetobjcasedetamodnmodpunctdetamodobjpunctpunctamodappospunctdetnsubjacl:relclobjpunctcasenmod:possoblnsubjauxconjdetobjpunctnsubjauxadvcldetamodxcompcasedetnmodcasedetcompoundpunctnmodpunctccauxaux:passparataxispunctauxaux:passconjpunctcasenmod:possoblcasedetnummodnmodpunctpunctrootTheDETBrahmansPROPN,PUNCTskilledVERBinADPtheDETdiscernmentNOUNofADPsignsNOUNasSCONJtheyPRONwereAUX,PUNCTseeingVERBthatSCONJhePRONpossessedVERBtheDETsignsNOUNofADPaDETGreatADJManNOUN,PUNCTmadeVERBtheDETfollowingVERBpredictionNOUN:PUNCT“PUNCTGreatADJkingNOUN,PUNCTtheDETprinceNOUNpossessesVERBmeritNOUN;PUNCTuponADPyourPRONdeceaseNOUNhePRONwillAUXattainVERBtheDETsovereigntyNOUN;PUNCThePRONwillAUXbecomeVERBtheDETforemostADJmanNOUNinADPtheDETLandNOUNofADPtheDETRosePROPN-PUNCTappleNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJwillAUXbeAUXcelebratedVERB,PUNCTwillAUXbeAUXrenownedVERB,PUNCTforADPhisPRONdeedsNOUNwithADPtheDETfiveNUMweaponsNOUN.PUNCT”PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Brahmansdet
2BrahmansBrahmanPROPNNumber=Plur25 madensubj
3,,PUNCT_4 skilledpunct
4skilledskillVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 Brahmansacl
5ininADP_7 discernmentcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 discernmentdet
7discernmentdiscernmentNOUNNumber=Sing4 skilledobl
8ofofADP_9 signscase
9signssignNOUNNumber=Plur7 discernmentnmod
10asasSCONJ_14 seeingmark
11theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs14 seeingnsubj
12werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin14 seeingaux
13,,PUNCT_14 seeingpunct
14seeingseeVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 skilledadvcl
15thatthatSCONJ_17 possessedmark
16hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs17 possessednsubj
17possessedpossessVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin14 seeingccomp
18thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art19 signsdet
19signssignNOUNNumber=Plur17 possessedobj
20ofofADP_23 Mancase
21aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art23 Mandet
22GreatgreatADJDegree=Pos23 Manamod
23ManmanNOUNNumber=Sing19 signsnmod
24,,PUNCT_2 Brahmanspunct
25mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
26thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art28 predictiondet
27followingfollowVERBVerbForm=Ger28 predictionamod
28predictionpredictionNOUNNumber=Sing25 madeobj
29::PUNCT_32 kingpunct
30“"PUNCT_32 kingpunct
31GreatgreatADJDegree=Pos32 kingamod
32kingkingNOUNNumber=Sing28 predictionappos
33,,PUNCT_36 possessespunct
34thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art35 princedet
35princeprinceNOUNNumber=Sing36 possessesnsubj
36possessespossessVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin32 kingacl:relcl
37meritmeritNOUNNumber=Sing36 possessesobj
38;;PUNCT_44 attainpunct
39uponuponADP_41 deceasecase
40youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs41 deceasenmod:poss
41deceasedeceaseNOUNNumber=Sing44 attainobl
42hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs44 attainnsubj
43willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin44 attainaux
44attainattainVERBVerbForm=Inf36 possessesconj
45thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art46 sovereigntydet
46sovereigntysovereigntyNOUNNumber=Sing44 attainobj
47;;PUNCT_50 becomepunct
48hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs50 becomensubj
49willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin50 becomeaux
50becomebecomeVERBVerbForm=Inf25 madeadvcl
51thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art53 mandet
52foremostforemostADJDegree=Pos53 manamod
53manmanNOUNNumber=Sing50 becomexcomp
54ininADP_56 Landcase
55thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art56 Landdet
56LandlandNOUNNumber=Sing53 mannmod
57ofofADP_61 applecase
58thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art61 appledet
59RoseRosePROPNNumber=Sing61 applecompound
60--PUNCT_59 Rosepunct
61appleappleNOUNNumber=Sing56 Landnmod
62,,PUNCT_66 celebratedpunct
63andandCCONJ_66 celebratedcc
64willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin66 celebratedaux
65bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf66 celebratedaux:pass
66celebratedcelebrateVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass25 madeparataxis
67,,PUNCT_70 renownedpunct
68willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin70 renownedaux
69bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf70 renownedaux:pass
70renownedrenownVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass66 celebratedconj
71,,PUNCT_74 deedspunct
72forforADP_74 deedscase
73hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs74 deedsnmod:poss
74deedsdeedNOUNNumber=Plur70 renownedobl
75withwithADP_78 weaponscase
76thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art78 weaponsdet
77fivefiveNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card78 weaponsnummod
78weaponsweaponNOUNNumber=Plur74 deedsnmod
79..PUNCT_70 renownedpunct
80”"PUNCT_25 madepunct

Pragmatics

#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1skillparticiplethe Brahmans not said herethe discernment of signstree rules
2seepast · progressiveBrahmans = brahmanvn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3possesspastBuddhathe signs of a Great Manvn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sign=Theme
4makepastthe Brahmansthe following predictiontree rules
5followgerundvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6possess in a quotepresentthe princemeritvn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot merit=Theme
7attain in a quotefutureBuddhathe sovereigntyupon your deceasevn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sovereignty=Theme
8become in a quotefutureBuddhathe foremost man in the Land of the Rose applevn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
9celebrate in a quotefuture · passivevn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»
10renown in a quotefuture · passivefor Buddha's deeds with the five weaponstree rules
11discernsignsnom discernment «cognition transitive»: of=patient
12signa Great Mannom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient
13decease in a quoteyournom decease «event intransitive»: poss=agent

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 grateful elephant» by Eugene Watson Burlingame, Project Gutenberg book 74064 (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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