Various translation points

[staren]

Hello!

I started reading かぐやひめ today and it went ok. There were however some parts that I was hoping you cold help me out with.

ある日 おじいさんが、山に 竹を きりにいくと、一本の 竹 の ねもとが、かがやくように ひかっています。
One day when the old man had gone to the mountain to cut bamboo, one bamboo's root was shining like shine(???).
The ように part here somehow refers in sort of a manner in which the the girl was glowing I guess. But I can't really make it fit.

おじいさんは、てのひらに のろぐらい 小さな 女の 子を、そっと だきかかえると、おそいで 家に かえ りました。
Here I can't find a meaning for のろぐらい. I guess ぐらい means about or approximately? But if so I can't find a meaning for のろ.

「おばあさんや みてごらん。竹の なかから うまれ てきた 子じゃ。」
"Obaasan, look. Its a child that was born from inside the bamboo."
The や after おばあさん what meaning does that particle have there? I have only seen it when listing nouns. Also is みてごらん correct? As a side note. How do you translate Obaasan? ^^ Old lady, look. Doesn't really work
Also, what does ending a meaning with じゃ mean?

「まあ かわいいこと！ 子どもに めぐまれない わ たしたちに、神さまが さずけて くださったんだね。 」
"Oh, what a cute thing!" God has granted us, who was not blessed with child, [with a child].
The part I'm not sure about here is for which sentence kodomo refers to is it to めぐまれない and then it's inferred that it is child they have been granted with?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Mike Cash]

You misread る as ろ.

 

[Toritoribe]

You did quite well!

ある日 おじいさんが、山に 竹を きりにいくと、一本の 竹 の ねもとが、かがやくように ひかっています。
One day when the old man had gone to the mountain to cut bamboo, one bamboo's root was shining like shine(???).
The ように part here somehow refers in sort of a manner in which the the girl was glowing I guess. But I can't really make it fit.

I would translate just "was glowing" or "was shining".

おじいさんは、てのひらに のろぐらい 小さな 女の 子を、そっと だきかかえると、おそいで 家に かえ りました。
Here I can't find a meaning for のろぐらい. I guess ぐらい means about or approximately? But if so I can't find a meaning for のろ.

That's のる（＝乗る）, as Mike-san pointed out. Also, おそいで is いそいで（＝急いで）.

「おばあさんや みてごらん。竹の なかから うまれ てきた 子じゃ。」
"Obaasan, look. Its a child that was born from inside the bamboo."
The や after おばあさん what meaning does that particle have there?

That's a sentence final particle for calling for someone. It's a bit oldish.

Also is みてごらん correct?

Yes.

As a side note. How do you translate Obaasan?

I would use "Hey" for おばあさんや.

Also, what does ending a meaning with じゃ mean?

That's an elderly people's way of saying だ.

「まあ かわいいこと！ 子どもに めぐまれない わ たしたちに、神さまが さずけて くださったんだね。 」
"Oh, what a cute thing!"

こと doesn't mean "thing" in this case. That's a kind of exclamatory sentence "How cute!"

The part I'm not sure about here is for which sentence kodomo refers to is it to めぐまれない and then it's inferred that it is child they have been granted with?

No. 子ども is just an object of めぐまれない and not the object of さずける.

 

[staren]

YYou misread る as ろ.

You are correct my good sir.

You did quite well!

Thank you I started studying this summer-ish. And this is the first time I read any "real" material. It's quite fun

I would translate just "was glowing" or "was shining".

Ok. But what かがやくように really bring to the sentence? Couldn't that have been left out? I would understand if the subordinate clause was something else but in this case?

That's のる（＝乗る）, as Mike-san pointed out. Also, おそいで is いそいで（＝急いで）.

Yes, this was quite clumsy...

That's a sentence final particle for calling for someone. It's a bit oldish.

That's an elderly people's way of saying だ.

I had no idea.

こと doesn't mean "thing" in this case. That's a kind of exclamatory sentence "How cute!"

Yea, I figured. But the same can be said in English as well though, right? "What cute little thing."

No. 子ども is just an object of めぐまれない and not the object of さずける.

Ok So how would you translate this sentence?

Thanks a lot for the very quick answer.

 

[Toritoribe]

But what かがやくように really bring to the sentence? Couldn't that have been left out? I would understand if the subordinate clause was something else but in this case?

t's more likely an adverbial phrase, expressing how it is "shining".
e.g.
to glare: まぶしく光[ひか]る
to flash: きらっと光る
to glimmer: かすかに光る

I mean I would use "to shine" or "to glow" for 輝[かがや]くように光る.

Yea, I figured. But the same can be said in english as well though, right? "What cute little thing."

No. This こと is not a noun こと meaning "thing", but a sentence final particle こと.

１ 感動を表す。「まあ、きれいに咲いた―」「大変な人出 だ―」

こと[終助] - goo辞書

These two こと are seemingly the same when used with a verb or i-adjective, but you can see the difference when used with a noun or na-adjective.
e.g.
noun こと
きれいなこと
(a) beautiful thing

かわいい女の子のこと
(a) thing about a cute girl


sentence final particle こと
きれいだこと
How beautiful it is!

かわいい女の子だこと
What a cute girl she is!
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/80375/m0u/こと/

Ok So how would you translate this sentence?

God must have granted this child to us who was not blessed with a child.

 

[staren]

No. This こと is not a noun こと meaning "thing", but a sentence final particle こと.


こと[終助] - goo辞書

These two こと are seemingly the same when used with a verb or i-adjective, but you can see the difference when used with a noun or na-adjective.
e.g.
noun こと
きれいなこと
(a) beautiful thing

かわいい女の子のこと
(a) thing about a cute girl


sentence final particle こと
きれいだこと
How beautiful it is!

かわいい女の子だこと
What a cute girl she is!

Oh, so it can be used like that as well. Koto really has a lot of usages it seems, I've seen it used as thing, nominalizer among others, but not as a sentence final particle.

Thank you very much for all you help. I have learned a lot from my first post
Will definitely call for help here again