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G. H. Damant— Note on the old Manipuri Character. [No. 1, 
Translation. 
Hail 0 King, hail lord of heaven, hail snake* * * § king, slayer of 
kings, O mighty king, snake king at whose voice the people flee, who has 
performed the works of a king, who has conquered ten camps of Burmese, 
with body and soul I will sing of Sethi, f Samsok% and the villages con¬ 
quered last month. Hail to his§ father, king Charairongba, who changed 
the names of the gods, who warred in Selbi and Tekhau,\\ who subdued in 
war the Lolloitha ,^[ who ascended the throne in the sight of all the people, 
ivho was related to the Burmese** and brought the Boeraiff into connection 
with them. I will tell how his daughter Chakpa Makhau Gnambi the lady%% 
of royal family was given in marriage. Tongtoi, the king of Burma, gave 
order, Go my servants, you Mayangkong of Selbi the wise, and you Tung- 
lacha of Burma the mighty, go both of you to Poerai. 
* The word ‘ label’ is still used to signify a snake. It probably refers to 
Pakungba, the tutelary deity of the kings of Manipur, which is said to appear in that 
form, small if pleased, and of great size if angry. 
f Kubbo. 
% Sumjok. 
§ This refers to Pamhaiba, alias Garfb Namaz, the son of Charabongba, who died 
at the commencement of the war. 
|| Asam. 
If Said to be a tribe of Nagas, but I cannot identify them. 
** i. e. by giving his daughter Chakpa Makhau Gnambi in marriage to the king 
of Burma. 
ff The people of Manipur. 
The word I have translated “ lady” is “ Tampa”, it is a title applied to females 
of royal descent. 
