ORIGIN OF MANIPURI THANG TA

Since the ancient,the manipuris have been accompanying with

the thang ta as an inseparable weapons. The meiteis depend
upon thang ta in any ceremony usually. It should never ignored
the thang ta from birth upto death. We the human beings have
to need the thang ta using in a day. The story of inseparable
becomes a legend from generation to generation. In other
civilized countries of the world the story of legend have have
been assumed as a gradual story from generation to generation.
Supporting the story William R Bascon stated that
“Myth prose narrative which in the society in
which they are told considered to be truthful accounts of wwhat
happened in the remote past”.
According to the experienced teachers and Gurus the Thang has
been used in our society since the times immemorial as an early
ancient writing on the old boos of “Leithak
Leikharol”,”Pudin”,”Thengourol” and “Sanamahi Lamhui”. The
movements of Thang ta(sword and spear) have reflected on the
creatures and human beings. The Origin of Thang is the
Thengou;The Thengou is used in the Creation. The legend of
Thengou was very difficult. There was nobody on the universe
where we do live now. As living further one Lord has appeared.
He was known as Kuru(Heaven). The lord Achiba was aiso
appeared from Kuru. Achiva created the universe. The Lord
Harava had disturbed as broken. But the Kuu appearing the
“Nongthangleima” to lull the Harava in the movement, the
Achiva Finiished the creation, measured the limits and pegged
the boundaries. The three Gurus finished the creation Knockng
and kicking alike. The name of the used Thang of the Chingu
Shingburen Atiiya Guru was known as “Manik Chumthangpai
Nngthangpai” and was also named as “Hung Ping –Ta-Thang Kup
treng Mirat Thang”. The visage was the right figure of lord Maru.
The name of the used Thang of the mother Goddess Ema
“Leimarel Sidava Leisibi Leipunbi” was “Hung Here Manik
Thang’. The visage was the sever layers of Lord Chingkhei and
the left swad of Lord Maru. The Thang used by Ema Leimarel
Sidavi were the Khabomba, “Heijrang”, “Nungshangba Naoban
Thang”, and Yethang. The Thang was known as Kateng in the
past. In the Thengou skipping the name of Thang as “Tubi
Chirong Hainaba Thangaklen Yasgaba”. Thus the origin f Thang
was Thengou as described by the reputed persons. In the last
movement of Gurus demise. In the surrounding of the throne
seven times by the Lord”Komjin Tupthokpa” (Harava)
conferring the thron to him was written in the “Pudin ”.

Various Weapons Of Lords

The thoughts of reputed persons and their opinions and according to

the ld books (myths and lore) of “Thanglons Thangchat”, “Sala
Thounilon” and “Thengourols” are describes as follows.

It has believed that the Lord Pakhangba had appeared as the

evisage of Knife. The Lord Tin Sidava growing up with his teeth
everyday like as anthill mode the cutting axe iron andwas named
“Chakhapa”. Chakhapa had born “Arok-Arai”. “Arok-Arai” had born
“Ngaite Ngamba”. One day Ngaite Ngamba had entered into the “Sora
Lu Khongnang Ningthou”. The Lord entered into the fishing den was
refused to blive together with others and was dead. Then His bones
and skeleton changed into many kinds of “Knives like Kabak Thang”
and the name of the knife was known also “Hai Kuplen Phirok Thang-
His” tail was made of kins knwn as “Thang Ten Shaba”. His tongue was
made of Pukak Thang, His joints was made of Thangjou (Daggar), His
paws were made of “Khoiren Thang”, His jaws were made of
“Khangshu Ta” and His Fingers were appeared of born and arrows.

The backbone of “Ngaite Ngamba” appeared the “Tendang

Thang”. The small veins appeared “Kobak Thang Kiremba”. His right
arm bone appeared “Terung Thang “ Skeleton as Thangjou, hand
bones as “Shingtum Shangai” and “Heijrang”. Then the organs of Lord
Tin Sidava appeared many weapons like knives, swords, spears and
arrows etc. The Lord Yucheng considering with fourteen workmen
preparing fire-ovens appearing the Timen Ta (Spear) and devoted to
the Lord Marun as their own weapns.