The Poireiton Khunthok (Meitei: ꯄꯣꯏꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛ; Old Manipuri: ꯄꯣꯏꯂꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛ) or the Poireiton Khunthokpa (Meitei: ꯄꯣꯢꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛꯄ; Old Manipuri: ꯄꯣꯢꯂꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛꯄ) (literally, "Colonization led by Poireiton" or "Immigration by Poireiton")[1] is an Ancient Meitei language literary narrative work (puya), describing about the immigration of a band of colonies, led by a man, Poireiton, the prince and younger brother of Thongaren, the god of the Khamnung (underworld kingdom),[2] in the plains of the Kangleipak kingdom (present day Manipur).[3][4][5][6] It is partially an allegorical work, which includes mythical elements as the integral parts of the saga.[7][8] It also mentions that the knowledge of the usage of fire was also introduced to the people of Antique Kangleipak by Poireiton.[9]
See also
Sources
- https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.267352
- https://www.worldcat.org/title/poiraiton-khunthok/oclc/20872711
References
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=7sk9AAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwCXoECAYQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=aC9uAAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihz6rMzbTuAhVx63MBHVBLAOEQ6AEwBXoECAIQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=X84BAAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwB3oECAMQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=31FTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA63&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwAXoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=poireiton%20khunthok&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=bQQNCU-QWBAC&pg=PR9&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwA3oECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=poireiton%20khunthok&f=false
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=7sk9AAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwCXoECAYQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=S_4dAAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihz6rMzbTuAhVx63MBHVBLAOEQ6AEwBnoECAEQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=7sk9AAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwCXoECAYQAg
- ↑ https://www.worldcat.org/title/poiraiton-khunthok/oclc/20872711