Senjecas - Chapters 1-10

Pronunciation table

p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ǫ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ĭ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PST = past
2s/p = second person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	CONV = conversive	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	Q = interrogative particle
	ADV = adverb	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	M = masculine	QUOT = direct quotation
	AG = agent	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	OCC = occupation suffix	RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	PP = patient (past) participle	SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	INC = inchoative	PRF = perfect	SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)		ELT = elative	IND = indicative	PRV = privative prefix

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atősk̬e m̃aka̋sk̬e lűvo – Tao Te Jing

The Book of the Way and the Power

Chapter One – þűnto þı̋ro

• Tao (The Way) that can be spoken of is not the Constant Tao.
• va̋a̋aþa a̋ta ṡűra a̋ta e̋sa ne:

va̋a̋-a-þa-Ø	a̋t-a	ṡűra-Ø	a̋t-a	e̋s-a	ne
discuss-IND-PP-ABS	constant-ABS	way-N.s	be-IND	not

• The name that can be named is not a Constant Name.
• fe̋e̋taþo fe̋e̋to ṡűro fe̋e̋to e̋sa ne:

fe̋e̋t-a-þo-Ø	fe̋e̋t-o	ṡűro-Ø	fe̋e̋t-o	e̋s-a	ne
name-IND-PP-ABS	name-N.s	constant-ABS	name-N.s	be-IND	not

• Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth.
• cemena̋sk̬e v̌ętősk̬e tőda fĭfe̋e̋ta e̋sa:

!cemen-a̋s=k̬e||v̌ęt-ős=k̬e||tőd-a||fĭ~fe̋e̋t-a||e̋s-a |- |heaven-G.s=and||earth-G.s=and||origin-N.s||PRV~name-N.s||be-IND |}

• The named is the Mother of all things.
• fe̋e̋taþo őro m̃ekőm ma̋a̋ma e̋sa:

!fe̋e̋t-a-þ-o||őro=Ø||m̃ek-őm||ma̋a̋m-a||e̋s-a |- |name-IND-PP-N.s||all-ABS||thing-G.p||mother-N.s||be-IND |}

• Thus, the constant void enables one to observe the true essence.
• ṡűra m̃a̋a̋nta ítu m̃e̋e̋ra e̋sram ge̋þu tííðumĕ ma̋ƣa:

!ṡűra-Ø||m̃a̋a̋nt-a||ítu||m̃e̋e̋ra-Ø||e̋sr-am||ge̋þ-u||tííð-um-ĕ||ma̋ƣ-a |- |constant-ABS||void-N.s.||thus||true-ABS||essence-A.s||observe-SUP||one-A.s-EP||be.able-IND |}

• The constant being enables one to see the outward manifestations.
• ṡűra e̋su pűűsa te̋iðranĕ na̋ku tííðumĕ ma̋ƣa:

!ṡűra-Ø||e̋s-u||pűűsa-Ø||te̋iðr-an-ĕ||na̋k-u||tííð-um-ĕ||ma̋a̋ƣa |- |constant-ABS||be-SUP||outward-ABS||manifestation-A.p-EP||see-SUP||one-A.s-EP||be.able-IND |}

• These two come paired from the same origin.
• i-d̬ő sőma toda̋s éha ȝe̋maþas ǧe̋ma:

!i=d̬ő||sőma-Ø||tod-a̋s||éha||ȝe̋m-a-þ-as||ǧe̋m-a |- |this=two||same-ABS||origin-G.s||from||pair-IND-PP-N.pL||come-IND |}

• But when the essence is manifested, It has a different name.
• ésti méti e̋sra te̋idaþa ı̋la. gőȝo fe̋e̋to eȝás o e̋sa:

!ésti||méti||e̋sr-a||te̋id-a-þ-a||ı̋l-a||gőȝo-Ø||fe̋e̋t-o||eȝ-ás||o||e̋s-a |- |but||when||essence-N.s||manifest-IND-PP-N.s||become-IND||different-ABS||name-N.s||it.G.s||to||be.IND |}

• This same origin is called “The Profound Mystery.”
• sóma i-tőda ṡa̋la ƣűƣa fe̋e̋taþa ı̋la⁝

!sóma-Ø||i=tőd-a||ṡa̋la-Ø||ƣűƣ-a||fe̋e̋t-a-þ-a||ı̋l-a |- |same-ABS||this=origin-N.s||profound-ABS||mystery-N.s||call-IND-PP-N.s||become-IND |}