Meitei translations and literary adaptations of the Mahabharata

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Meitei Mahabharata
Manipuri Mahabharata
Takshak, the slayer of King Parikshit.
Information
ReligionManipuri Vaishnavism
LanguageMeitei language (officially called Manipuri)
Period18th century AD

The

Manipuri literature
).

As Meitei language uses both

Bengali script
), the literary works are written in either of the two scripts.

History

Parikshit

in 1724, Meitei King

Pamheiba, also known as Gharib Nawaz, having converted from Sanamahism to Hinduism by Guru Gopaldas, composed his version of the Parikshit, a Meitei-language version of an episode he found appealing from the Hindu epic Mahabharata
. The work was actually a translation of a Bengali literary work, the History of Bengali Language and Literature by Gangadas Sen. Later, the Meitei version was retouched by Angom Gopi.[1][2][3]

Virat Santhuplon

The Book of Virata (

Manipur in 1763. Prince Nabananda spent around two months in the woods for carrying out a royal task of cutting down large trees for working on his translation.[4][5]

Unlike other Meitei literary works on

Indo Aryan languages.[4]
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Modern works

Kalachand Shastri

Between 1956 and 1989, Kalachand Singh Shastri translated 37 volumes of the Mahabharata into Meitei language, for which he was bestowed the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for translation.[6]

Other translators

Author(s) Title Year of publication
Singh, Ayekpam Syamsunder ꯁꯝꯂꯞꯄ ꯃꯍꯥꯚꯥꯔꯠ,
Eastern Nagari script: সম্লপ্পা মহাভারত, romanized: Shamlappa Mahabharat[7]
 1964
Ningthoujam Haridas Singh ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯚꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯥꯗꯤ ꯄꯔꯕꯒꯤ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯕꯟꯙ,
Eastern Nagari script: মণিপুরদা লিনরিবা রাগীগী মহাভারত আদি পরবাগী প্রবন্ধ, romanized: Manipurda Linariba Warigi Mahabharat Aadiparbagi Prirbadh[8]
 1976
ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯚꯥꯔꯠ ꯁꯚꯥꯄ꯭ꯔꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯇꯤꯌꯥꯔꯙ,
Eastern Nagari script: মণিপুরদা লিনরিবা ৱারীগী মহাভারত সভাপ্রবা তৃতীয়ার্ধ, romanized: Manipurda Linariba Wareegee Mahabharat Sabhapraba Tritiyardh[9]
 1984
ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯚꯥꯔꯠ (ꯕꯅꯄꯔꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯤꯔꯥꯠꯄꯔꯕꯥ),
Eastern Nagari script: মণিপুরদা লিনরিবা রারিগী মহাভারত (বন পর্ব অমসুং বিরাৎ পর্ব), romanized: Manipurda Linariba Wareegee Mahabharat Banpraba Amasung Biratappraba[10]
 1989
Aheibam Dhananjay ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯤꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯥꯚꯥꯔꯠ (ꯚꯤꯁ꯭ꯃ ꯄꯔꯚ),
Eastern Nagari script: মণিপুরদা লীনরিবা বারীগী মহাভারত (ভীষ্ম পর্ব, romanized: Manipurda Leenariba Wareegee Mahabharat Bhisma Parva[11]
 2010

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-260-0086-9
    .
  2. ^ "Translation in Manipur". e-pao.net. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Manipuri Literature in History 5". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-81-260-0086-9
    .
  5. ^ "Manipuri Literature in History 5". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ "'Kalachand is a rare personality': 23rd jun16 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ Singh, Ayekpam Syamsunder (1964). Shamlappa Mahabharat.
  8. ^ Haridas Singh, Ningthoujam Ed. (1976). Manipurda Linariba Warigi Mahabharat Aadiparbagi Prirbadh.
  9. ^ Haridas Singh, Ningthoujam Ed. (1984). Manipurda Linariba Wareegee Mahabharat Sabhapraba Tritiyardh.
  10. ^ Haridas Singh, Ningthoujam Ed. (1989). Manipurda Linariba Wareegee Mahabharat Banpraba Amasung Biratappraba.
  11. ^ Dhananjay Singh, Ahaibam Ed. (2010). Manipurda Leenariba Wareegee Mahabharat Bhisma Parva.
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