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title: But for the reader not acquainted with Sanskrit it may be worth whil… — The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth · tree and pragmatics
description: But for the reader not acquainted with Sanskrit it may be worth while to point out that there runs throughout it a veiled allegory which he would not be apt to detect, to the teaching of the Sánkhya Philosophy of Kapila, (who is older than Thales;) according to which it is the duty of PURUSHA, the a
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# The descent of the sun: A cycle of birth, The Descent of the Sun., sentence 35

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But for the reader not acquainted with Sanskrit it may be worth while to point out that there runs throughout it a veiled allegory which he would not be apt to detect, to the teaching of the Sánkhya Philosophy of Kapila, (who is older than Thales;) according to which it is the duty of PURUSHA, the archetype of the spirit of man, the Primæval Male, to hunt for and pursue PRAKRITI, the feminine personification of material Nature, the Eternal Feminine, till he finds her: when instantly she disappears 'like an actress\[3\].'

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**Who acts:** it, veiled allegory, teaching, Sanskrit, Nature · **What happens:** be, point out, run, veil, not be, detect · **To what, where:** veiled allegory, reader, teaching, PRAKRITI, Nature, actress

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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 (it, veiled allegory, teaching, Sanskrit), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg68641:1:35
# text = But for the reader not acquainted with Sanskrit it may be worth while to point out that there runs throughout it a veiled allegory which he would not be apt to detect, to the teaching of the Sánkhya Philosophy of Kapila, (who is older than Thales;) according to which it is the duty of PURUSHA, the archetype of the spirit of man, the Primæval Male, to hunt for and pursue PRAKRITI, the feminine personification of material Nature, the Eternal Feminine, till he finds her: when instantly she disappears 'like an actress[3].'
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	acquainted	acquainted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
12	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	point	point	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	csubj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	19	expl	_	_
19	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
20	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	veiled	veil	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	amod	_	_
24	allegory	allegory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
25	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	30	nsubj	_	_
26	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
27	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
28	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	30	advmod	_	_
29	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	cop	_	_
30	apt	apt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	acl:relcl	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	detect	detect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
34	to	to	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	teaching	teaching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	_
37	of	of	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
39	Sánkhya	Sánkhya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	compound	_	_
40	Philosophy	Philosophy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	nmod	_	_
41	of	of	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	Kapila	Kapila	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
44	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	47	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	47	nsubj	_	_
46	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	47	cop	_	_
47	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	36	parataxis	_	_
48	than	than	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
49	Thales	Thales	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	47	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	;)	;)	SYM	NFP	_	47	discourse	_	_
51	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	57	case	_	_
52	to	to	ADP	IN	_	51	fixed	_	_
53	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	57	nsubj	_	_
54	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	57	nsubj	_	_
55	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	57	cop	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	57	det	_	_
57	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	nmod	_	_
58	of	of	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
59	PURUSHA	PURUSHA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	57	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	62	punct	_	_
61	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
62	archetype	archetype	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	59	appos	_	_
63	of	of	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	62	nmod	_	_
66	of	of	ADP	IN	_	67	case	_	_
67	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	71	punct	_	_
69	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	71	det	_	_
70	Primæval	Primæval	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	71	compound	_	_
71	Male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	74	punct	_	_
73	to	to	PART	TO	_	74	mark	_	_
74	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	71	parataxis	_	_
75	for	for	ADP	IN	_	74	obl	_	_
76	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	77	cc	_	_
77	pursue	pursue	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	74	conj	_	_
78	PRAKRITI	PRAKRITI	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	77	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
79	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	82	punct	_	_
80	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
81	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	82	amod	_	_
82	personification	personification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	appos	_	_
83	of	of	ADP	IN	_	85	case	_	_
84	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	85	compound	_	_
85	Nature	Nature	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	82	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
86	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
87	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
88	Eternal	Eternal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	89	compound	_	_
89	Feminine	Feminine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	78	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	93	punct	_	_
91	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	93	mark	_	_
92	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	93	nsubj	_	_
93	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	74	conj	_	_
94	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	93	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	93	punct	_	_
96	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	97	advmod	_	_
97	instantly	instantly	ADV	RB	_	99	advmod	_	_
98	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	99	nsubj	_	_
99	disappears	disappear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	93	advcl	_	_
100	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	103	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
101	like	like	ADP	IN	_	103	case	_	_
102	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	103	det	_	_
103	actress	actress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	99	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
104	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	103	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
107	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
108	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | may | it |  |  |  |  | for the reader; worth *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **point out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **run** | present |  | a veiled allegory |  | reader; there |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent allegory=Theme throughout it=Trajectory |
| 4 | **veil** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **not** **is** | would | a veiled allegory |  |  |  |  | Sanskrit *nsubj*; apt *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **detect** | to-infinitive | a veiled allegory *not said here* | the teaching of the Sánkhya Philosophy of Kapila |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer teaching=Stimulus |
| 7 | **is** | present | the teaching of the Sánkhya Philosophy of Kapila |  |  |  |  | than Thales; old *property* | tree rules |
| 8 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 9 | **is** | present | the teaching of the Sánkhya Philosophy of Kapila |  |  |  |  | accord the duty; of PURUSHA; reader *nsubj* | tree rules |
| 10 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 11 | **hunt** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **pursue** | infinitive |  | PRAKRITI and the Eternal Feminine |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prakriti=Theme |
| 13 | **find** | present | Sanskrit | Nature |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic |
| 14 | **disappear** | present | Nature | a actress |  |  |  | instantly *property* | tree rules |
| 15 | **teach** |  |  | the Sánkhya Philosophy of Kapila |  |  |  |  | nom teaching «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

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**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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