STORY MARA NOVEL : DÔTHÂ NATA NGÔKI (BO-8-NA)

Bo-VIII-na

Awhkhosâ khô ha ta, khihdei n’awpa deikua a pasih thlâh ha chy. Dôthâ nata Vâchai zy cha ama riebu tawhna chata pyury chado kawpa ta puapa ta, zâhnia lâta a sih yna, Zôrihtlâh thaby lâ cha Meithei a pupa ta ama ngai lymâ haw. Zâhnia zâ lâta Laikhâ mâ sapa rai reih pazao khao heih vei ei.

Khih a pavâh mâh leipa vâta meireihpeih a taopa ta ama lâthlôh cha pakhaih lymâ ei ta. Ama siena he lâthlôh y tu leipa, pâhdawh pâ thlâh hapa a châpa vâta ama siena chhao amâ chado kaw hra. Buakha chhôh tlai lâthlôh pha tu leipa nata zoh pâ thlâh hapa amâ chhih tawhta, â byna su, Zôrihtlâh thabypa cha za tlô ei ta. Thlai a sih yna cha ama ngaipâ lymâ ha. Sa amâ byhna awpa su cha liahsa pasiapanôpa ta, cha liana chata ama reikah leipa ta amâ tyuh thlâh ha bâ.

Ama yna he a sih tawhta lâ hrawh rachhôhta â hlapa, Zôrihtlâh lâ tawhta alô laipa a zâ hluahpa châ sala a ngiapa liata châ ta. Meithei pachhaina awpa aryh kaw awpa ta alô he phia ta. A yna su he a pahnapâpa vâta pyury pua awpa chhao y tu leipa ta. Chhohnaraohpazy chhao a pahnapâpa vâta tly tlamawpa ta paro muarua hra vei ei. Cha liana chata ama sa a byhpa, Chaoliah cha amah â thlâh ha bâ.

Reikah leipa ta buakha chhôh tlai ama y tawhta, khih chhao vaw pavâh pathao ha ta. Ama yna su rachhôh he thothih phana a châpa vâta deikua a zoh maolao thlâh ha chy. Ama yna tawhta ama hmialâ, a sih yna tawhta a khôlâ a hla tu leipa deikua a siapâ kawpa ta â lâ thei thlâh ha ta.

Dôthâ nata Vâchai zy cha ama reikah leipa ta ama hâpa cha ama mokhâh thlâh ha bâ. Ama hu hmahta a paropa ta so ngâh khao vei ei, tahpâ ngâ awpa la ama châ.

Cha hawhta reikah leipa ta nata pyury chado kawpa ta ama hmialâ ama sai thlâh nona chata, pyury ama thei haw.

Tuhpi thothih râhhmâh phana, nohchhôh sawvaw daihti liata chhaota thothih a hluhpa vâta zoh kaluh thlâh ha tyhpa ry liana chata pyury chado kawpa ta nata a hrohruah kawpa ta ama hmialâ, lâ charu la sari rachhôhta â hlapa liana chata, a thâtih deita ama vaw thei tyhpa, Chaoliah chata a sih cha avaw ngai lymâ haw. Cha Chaoliah a hrohrua theina dâh cha, ei kha hmialâ avaw chakâna châhki ta chichhihpa a y nata y lei mohpa ta a heihâh ha heih tua tyh ta. Liahsa a pasia khai tawhta hmialâ cha keih kha lymâ ta avaw ngai heih tyh.

Chaoliah ama kei hmôpasiapa cha, Dôthâ chata ama rei tyhpa hlâta chhao a lai via syulyu na ta pangiasa haw ta. A ki pha dâh hra cha, thothih ry liata a zoh maolaopa hry liana chhao chata maih padih thlâh ha ta. A ki pawhmao lâ cha a pazao pha ngaita kaw ta; a ki zy cha â tyh pathlah daihmâ ha. A ki chata chyhsa thua mawh sala cha ei kha a thua ta ahy hmahta a boh ei sala pangiasa vei.

Dôthâ chata a Meithei ta liahsa mopa-aipa ta, a Meithei cha-iapheipi cha thlaita patiepalaw thei awpa ta su hro râh hro rai sai khao leipa ta, Chaoliah cha avaw tawpâ thlâh ha bâ. Chaoliah chata a hrohrua kawpa ta a sih cha vaw ngai lymâ ta; a sih avaw tlô chyta liana chata a nahkao ta pyury nahthliepa hawhta kaw pachôhpa ta, a kaw heihâ heih ta. Chichhihpa a hmô leipa cha ma a châ ma, thlalôh hmi kawpa heta a sih cha kei ngaipa ta, a sih liata ti doh awpa chata a zâ khu ta. A sih ti eikha za doh ta, a rao a kaw pachhua heihpa ta, ano bytuhpa thyuhro pahleipahlô a chhuahpa ta a nahkao a kaw chalyupa cha, a hmiakô liata Meithei ta vaw tawhpâ thlâh hatuhpa, Khihhrâ khih pasaipha hryta satlia sa ka theipa, Dôthâ Meithei cha a pa haw.

Châhrasala, a khipâdawh lia khiahma a ka a tahpa cha a nahkao ka pahliepa ta, a kâ liata theisâlô chata a kei khaipa he châ ta. Chaoliah hiehâhpa cha khâpa hropa tao khao leipa ta a hmiakô lâ cha vaw chatôhpâ lymâ ha ta. Movi hlâ likah ta Dôthâ zy amâ chhaipa alô hmiakô liana chata avaw duahpa ta, a hiehâhpa hnapasu tôpa pyu cha a rarô y ngaita kaw.

Vâchai cha riahchhie viapa hnaihta a Meithei ta vaw mopa-ai taraw hrasala, ka awpa ta a riahphana ta â pha khao vei.

Chaoliah hra cha alô ta a pakhâ hapa Dôthâ nata Vâchai yna cha vaw tlô pathlah thei leipa ta ama hmiakô liana chata a phei thuathâ, a hnapasu tô tahpa ta a hiehâhna cha a palâsa ngâkaw bâ.

Dôthâ chata thlai Vâchai Meithei cha kei pazapa ta, Vâchai chhao chata vaw pie para ta. Chaoliah cha ama hmiakô ta liata â duah thlâh ha bâpa vâna chata Meithei chata a saopâ tah thei awpa ta, Dôthâ chata a Meithei chata a khipâdawh cha a nuapa ta Meithei cha kaw hmie papa heih ta. Theisâlô sah mualuapa nata Meithei tlai tawhta tharôh zydua ta a kaw zaw papuapa cha, Chaoliah hryta lai chaipa chhao chata tao khao vei.

Meithei pyu chata cha su nata a chheipâh cha a charao pahnie kaw. Chaolia cha a khipâdawh ru keipa pyu hryta a lathli a kaw chaphiepa pyu cha â thei thei daihmâ tah awpa he a châ. Â duana su liana chata a hluahpâ ha ta, a phei chhao chatlai muarua khao vei, a pôhpa cha hrona hnei leipa tahpa â hno kawpa ta â thy thlâh haw.

Dôthâ chata thapawh kawpa ta alô cha kaw kiahpa parapa ta, alô chô tawhna chata chaoliah cha za mohpa ta, a mo rai pathla thei khao vei. Vâchai chhao cha thapawh nata thlahzohna a pahlaopa huhiah chhaota alô chô liata kaw kiah parapa ta, ama hmiakô liata chaoliah tôhpa, chyhsa reipa deita avaw thei tyhpa, a viasapa, a unawhpa ta a kapa a hluah thlâh hapa cha, zoleina nata alyna â pahlaopa ta a tawpâ thlâh ha hra.

Meithei pyu ama theipa vâta riebu lâta mohropa zy chhao cha pakha pakha ta vaw tlô lymâ ei ta. Chaoliah tôhpa a thy thlâh hapa ama vaw hmôpa cha, ama mo ama pakawh khai thlâh ha.

A hnôh chaipa liata Biekhâ nata Zaka chhao cha vaw tlô hra ei ta. Chaoliah tôhpa a thy thlâh hapa ama vaw hmôpa cha pua amâ pahlaw daihmâ.

Biekhâ chata, “Ahy kapa maw?” thlai tahpâ lymâ ta. Vâchai chata, “Unawh Dôthâ ta a kapa a châ hih. A lai tlai my!” thlai vaw tah ta.

Mohropazy chata chaoliah tôhpa ki, maih padih khai hapa, â tyh daihmâ hapa cha vaw thliethlâ ei ta; a rônah ama tahpa hmi cha mo a pha ngaita kaw.

Biekhâ chata Dôthâ cha kyhtotie liata â tlu ngâsâ vei, tahpa a mokhaoh tlaita hmôpasia ha ta, a kâ a chhiepâ hapa na, a nozapâ hapa na, thlai chaolie a hua kawpa ta, “Dôthâ tlai hena eima khih pasaipha dopa vaw châ hih. He Chaoliah he khahlâ tawhta pasaipha kei âvaw tahpazy chhaota ka achhuahpa ta ama vaw chadi tyhpa, ama ka thei leipa a châ. Dôthâ he kei hlâta hawti viapa hmahta châ hrasala, ei vaw tlu leipana a châ. A chôta palôhchhiepa ei vaw phaoh tyhpa zydua chhao nâ ngiathai sala ei khoh” tahpa ta Dôthâ cha za hmi kawpa ta kei moh ta.

Dôthâ chata thlai vaw chyh-eihpa ta, “Eeee..A uh Biekhâ, keima he na vaw sâlâpâ ha tyhna. Atahmâ tawhta la Khihhrâ khih châta a duahpa sai châ pi ta. Adyhryh kawpa ta, chhie khiah chhie khoh, pha khiah pha khoh, tahpa ta lôraoh kawpa ta nata Khihhrâ khih châta pheiliah hai khohpa ta, daihti hmâh bâ suh vy” tahpa ta Biekhâ ta cha hawhta reikah a pathliepa âlyzie cha a hmiaphaozie liata kaw palâsa ha hra ta.

Cha chaoliah chata ano vâta Khihhrâ khih satlia a iehkhyh chaipazy hry liata aryhna avaw tlôkhei, tahpa rai pahno leipa ta, hrona hnei leipa ta â thy molo thlâh haw.

Dôthâ biereina dâh pitloh kawpa vâta nata, Biekhâ hrozie eikhapi ta avaw thlapa chata Khihhrâ khih satlia hropazy cha thaphana nata alyna a pie hapa ma a châ ma, thapha kawpa ta nata pahneisilihna chôta Chaoliah cha buakheipâ lymâ ha ei ta.

Chaoliah sa zy pachhaihpa ta riebu lâ ama ngaikhei khai tawhna chata, riebu liana chata thokha ta Chaoliah sa cha pachawh awpa ta vaw buakhei lymâ ei ta. Thokha heih hra ta a ki sai vaw buakhei heih hra ei ta. Biekhâ chhao cha, Dôthâ â iekhyhna zydua a ngiapachhina palôhta a panano hapa vâta â huatlâ hmi kawpa ta Chaoliah sa pachawh awpa buakheith chaipa tlao châ ha hra ta.

            Cha hawhta Chaoliah sa pachawh awpa buakheipa ta chao chhao patyuh hmâ leipa ta ama bua sai kaw nona chata, lâpaw tawhta pawtlohpa ao ta avaw awsao ngâpa pyu chata cha su nata a chheihpâh cha vaw charao ta, pawtlohpa thlahzoh ao tlaina a châ. Ama hmo buakhei ngâpa cha a chalihsai khaipa ta, ao vaw puana lâ cha ama mokhâh khai thlâh ha bâ. Chyh-eihna châh a pahnopa chhao y vei ei.

            Cha hawhta pawtlohpa ao ta eino avaw awsao tawhna ei chata, Dôthâ chata thlai kaw chyh-eihpa ta, “He lia eima y hih. Ahy rimâ maw na châ? Avy ly..he lia lôkhaoh lia hih” tahpa ta ao cha a kei chhypalie ta.

            Lôkhaoh laikachha lâ tawhna chata sipo chatôhpa pyu vaw paro lymâpa ta, thokha cha ama Meithei amâ vaw la hmâ ha.

           

Sipo hry tawhna chata eikhapi ta Khihhrâ khih tlâh-awhpa, Puhpa Ngôkhu tlai cha avaw luah thlâh ha ta. A hmiphaozie tawhna chata, hmo rarô y kawpa â tyh tahpa hmôchhei thaipa châ leipa ta. A huhiahna dâh tawhta nata a mathlai tawhna chata a para parô kawpa ta nata a pahâ tlâ leipa ta khih tawhta âvaw râ lymâ, tahpa pahno theipâ ha ei ta.

Thlai Dôthâ chata thachhâpa ta â viavô ngâpa cha kei patu parapa ta, liahsa patyusapa ta ti zy a padosa khai tawhta, “Ei pâ Ngôkhu, khâpa rimâ maw châ haw? Cha tiapârâh liata nâma pi nâma vaw luah thlâh hapa cha?” tahpa ta hiahrih ta.

            Puhpa Ngôkhu chata a ti dopa, a hmaokiah liata loh ngâpa liahsa a za hru tawhta nata, khohleikhoh kawpa ta ziza a kaw sy tawhta, “Satlia saih, Khihhrâ khih pasaipha sai u, Khih nama puasai tawhta a mylâpa khata Sanai chariah ta eima khih vaw siehnao ei ta..” a kaw tahpa cha, Khihhrâ khih satliazy chata, “Kheita â!?” tahpa ta ama Meithei nata chaihrai amâ lapâ lymâ haw.

            Puhpa Ngôkhu chata, “Khihsaw hluhpi thie ei ta, khihsaw vâro tlai patu ei ta. Nâmo eimâ bohna chaipa nama y lei nota bao hnaihta, avaw dyuh palie awpa chhao y ma pi. O zy rao ei ta, eima sahroh awh zy chhao ama thie hôlô…” tahpa ta a rei khai hlâna chata, Dôthâ nata mohropazy cha thlai meithei a lapa ta nata ama sahria liata tâkô thlai pasâpa ta ama yna su cha ama vaw puasaipâ hmâ ha.

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