TENMON JITEN
Katakamuna Uta 14: Oho Koto Oshio
Scope: An English rendering of Katakamuna Uta 14, separated into transliteration, controlled literal gloss, and interpretive English.
Transliteration
Oho Koto Oshio — Iwa Tsuchi Hiko — Iwasu Hime — Oho Tohi Wake — Ame no Fukio — Oho Ya Hiko — Kasa Ketsu Wake no Oshio — Oho Watatsumi — Haya Akitsu Hiko — Imo Haya Akitsu Hime
Literal Gloss
The great word-event presses outward like a tide. Rock and earth differentiate into masculine fire and feminine water, and a great gate of questioning opens. Heavenly breath descends; pressure passes through covering and vital flow, opening the great sea-body. At the swiftly brightening harbor, masculine fire and feminine water stand.
Interpretive English
Uta 14 unfolds the land-womb into word, tide, differentiated rock-earth, descending heavenly breath, the great sea, and the paired forces at the water’s edge. The masculine/feminine language follows the source’s fire-water symbolism and is not presented as biological or historical-etymological fact.
Evidence Boundary
This English edition preserves the Japanese source’s distinction between canonical text, structural observation, TENMON interpretation, comparison, and unverified hypothesis. Sound correspondences are not presented as proof of historical etymology.
Japanese Authority
Read the canonical Japanese entry for Uta 14.