Khongjomnubi Nongarol

The Khongjomnubi Nongarol, also spelt as the "Khongchomnupi Nongkalol", is an ancient Meitei literary narrative work (puya) about the six girls turning into the Pleiades in the sky.[1][2][3][4][5]

Khongjomnubi Nongarol
CountryAncient Manipur
LanguageMeitei language
Meitei scriptures
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Laihuis
Nongkalols

"Khongjomnubi" or "Khongchomnupi" means the Pleiades and "Nongarol" or "Nongkalol" means the ascend to the Heaven. The work is believed to be composed during the 14th century AD.[2][3][4][5]

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Reference

  1. Singh, Ch Manihar (29 August 1996). A History of Manipuri Literature. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0086-9.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Meitei, Sanjenbam Yaiphaba; Chaudhuri, Sarit K.; Arunkumar, M. C. (25 November 2020). The Cultural Heritage of Manipur. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-29637-2.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Glimpses of Manipuri Language, Literature, and Culture. Manipuri Sahitya Parishad. 29 August 1970.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Singh, Lamabam Damodar (2000). L. Kamal Singh. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0856-8.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Paniker, K. Ayyappa (29 August 1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.