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| Laihuis |
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"Nongban Pombi Luwaopa" (Meitei: ꯅꯣꯡꯕꯥꯟ ꯄꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯂꯨꯋꯥꯎꯕ) or "Nungpan Ponpi Luwaopa" (Meitei: ꯅꯨꯡꯄꯥꯟ ꯄꯣꯟꯄꯤ ꯂꯨꯋꯥꯎꯄ) is a Meitei language literary narrative work (puya), about the legendary story of a prince of the Luwang dynasty who got back successfully the life of his wife Koubru Namoinu (Lainaotabi), from the hands of her former consort Thongalen, the God of death and the ruler of the underworld.[1][2][3] It is the story of love, courage and perseverance.[4] It is an old story of near tragic end.[5][6] In the legend, there's a fight between the mortal and the god.[7]
It mentions about the dowry system (Awonpot) of the then ancient times.[8] It is, in a sense, the reverse of the Chothe Thangwai Pakhangba.
- ↑ Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi (2011-07-22). A Grammar of Meithei. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-080111-8.
- ↑ Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology. Sahitya Akademi. 1997. ISBN 9788126003655.
- ↑ The North Eastern Geographer. North East India Geographical Society. 1980.
- ↑ Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.
- ↑ Datta, Amaresh (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-0-8364-2423-2.
- ↑ Jadavpur journal of comparative literature. Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University. 2006.
- ↑ Singh, Elangbam Nilakanta (1982). Aspects of Indian Culture. Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy.
- ↑ Gangte, Priyadarshni M. (2008). Customary Laws of Meitei and Mizo Societies of Manipur. Akansha Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8370-130-3.