--- title: Rupvati in order to humble poor Magadha still more, had on the same… — Folk tales of Sind and Guzarat · tree and pragmatics description: Rupvati in order to humble poor Magadha still more, had on the same day asked another 108 Brahmans to dinner, intending to give them a splendid feast and get their blessing, while poor Magadha fell under the curses of her 108 guests. Who acts: Rupvati, poor Magadha, ceremonies. 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A. Kincaid, Magadha and Rupvati.. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Rupvati, poor Magadha, ceremonies), 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 {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg76982:18:84 # text = Rupvati in order to humble poor Magadha still more, had on the same day asked another 108 Brahmans to dinner, intending to give them a splendid feast and get their blessing, while poor Magadha fell under the curses of her 108 guests. 1 Rupvati Rupvati PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 2 in in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 3 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 humble humble ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 6 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 Magadha Magadha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 8 still still ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 7 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 11 had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 on on ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 16 asked ask VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 parataxis _ _ 17 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 19 det _ _ 18 108 108 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 19 nummod _ _ 19 Brahmans Brahman PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 16 obj _ _ 20 to to PART TO _ 21 mark _ _ 21 dinner dinner NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 23 intending intend VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 16 advcl _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 xcomp _ _ 26 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 iobj _ _ 27 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 splendid splendid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 31 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 conj _ _ 32 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 blessing blessing NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 35 while while SCONJ IN _ 38 mark _ _ 36 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 amod _ _ 37 Magadha Magadha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nsubj _ _ 38 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 parataxis _ _ 39 under under ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 curses curse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 obl _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 43 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 44 108 108 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 45 nummod _ _ 45 guests guest NOUN NNS Number=Plur 41 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 46 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | Rupvati in order to humble poor Magadha | | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | | | another 108 Brahmans dinner | | day | | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent brahman=Recipient | | 3 | **intend** | gerund | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **give** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | | a splendid feast | ceremonies *= ceremony* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient feast=Theme | | 5 | **get** | infinitive | | ceremonies's blessing | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer blessing=Stimulus | | 6 | **fall** | past | poor Magadha | | | the curses of Magadha's 108 guests | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme under curse=Location | | 7 | **bless** | | ceremonies *= ceremony* | | | | | | nom blessing «act transitive»: poss=agent | | 8 | **curse** | | | Magadha's 108 guests | | | | | nom curse «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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:** «Folk tales of Sind and Guzarat» by C. 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