Interpretation of a phrase


> 侍は一旦護ると決めたものは死んでも護る

The Samurai even if he die, he protect what he decided to protect.

護ると決めたもの = Something that was decided to protect.

How do you guys understand this phrase ?




All actions in the sentence are done by the samurai. The following is
unnaturally verbose and possibly not grammatical but if we try to imagine it
like this:

侍は一旦(侍が)護ると(侍が)決めたものは(侍が)死んでも(侍が)護る

very literally:

Samurai, once {(samurai will protect...)<-[if samurai decided]} something,
even if (samurai) dies, (samurai) will protect.

Or, more naturally:

> Once samurai decided to protect something, he'll protect it even if he dies.




All actions in the sentence are done by the samurai. The following is
unnaturally verbose and possibly not grammatical but if we try to imagine it
like this:

侍は一旦(侍が)護ると(侍が)決めたものは(侍が)死んでも(侍が)護る

very literally:

Samurai, once {(samurai will protect...)<-[if samurai decided]} something,
even if (samurai) dies, (samurai) will protect.

Or, more naturally:

> Once samurai decided to protect something, he'll protect it even if he dies.

