MARA NOVEL : PHURIE BO 8-NA

A mylâ my, Zôrihtlâh lâta râh amâ khie n’awpa noh cha a vaw pahieh papua ta. Khihhrâ hawka liana chata pasaiphazy nata chapaw, dyu a tlai viapa nata râhpâh lâta hmâhtlâh a châ viapa sahlaozy cha avaw hmaohpakhy ei ta.

Hawka liana chata Khihhrâ laihsazy chata ama satlia sahlaozy râh a khiepa ta hâta eikha dua a châhpâ ha awpazy cha pathliepa ta, thokha ta karao vaw padopâ ngâkaw ei ta; thokha ta aomâh ama chatypa hleikhôta aomâhbei meilô ta vaw pa-ia ngâkaw hra ei ta.

Dôthâ cha a zo lâta a mâ sapazy pachâpa ta hawka liana chata a Meithei pazupathâpâna chôta avaw hlaihlâ ngâkaw ta. A zo lâta a mâ sapa cha pachâ pha leina muarua awpa a châ taraw leipa ta, a palôh deikua pha tu vei. 

A mâ liana chata, Ngôki nahta su aryh kawpa liata avaw tyuhkhohpa ta, ama likah bie zy ama vaw reihkhoh ngâkaw nona heta, eikhapi ta meih avaw chhohpa ta, ama hmi chhao taihta a hmô thei khao lei ngâna taihta avaw chhoh ta. Ngôki kei mo awpa ta â kei heihpa cha a kiah liata vaw y khao leipa ta. Meih achhohpa hry tawhta Ngôki ao ta, “Na vaw pachha tyh..a uh Dôthâ, na vaw pachha…ei nâ! Khohna!..” a tah ngâpa hryta kei paza awpa achhuahpa ta a bâh a kei pazawpa cha vaw y khao vei. A mâ cha pachâpasia ngâkaw ta; anodeikua ‘Mâ chakhyhpazy na a châ bao aw’ tahpa ta a pachâpazi khao leipa kha a châ. A y deikua pahâh tu vei.

Cha hawhta a mâ pachâpa ta â hlaihlâ ngâ nona chata, Ngôki ta â duana tawhta â hla tu leipa tawhta ano avaw sai ngâ nopa cha kei hmô ta. Thlai kei pakiethlupa ta, kei ngaipâ lymâ ta. Ngôki kiahpâh a kei tlô patawnah chata Ngôki chata, “A uh Dôthâ, vâ nâ chhih kaw heih hih..a tlâhbohpa ta avaw lie cheingei la, sa luh vaw phaoh cheingei ma y. Nâma liata eima khih nôpawzy hnabeiseih â sâh kaw la y” tahpa ta ano theikhi ta, “Ei chavâ va dâh la aw” tahpa ta yzie hnei kawpa ta kaw pakie ta.

Dôthâ chata, “Ngôngô, keichhao ei cha vâ kaw hra aw..nâ chhao avaw mohôh pha la..Sakhia ta vânoh a to tlâhpa ta eina rao khiahta la sa luh eina pie bao na.…” tahpa ta Ngôki ta aomâh a piepa cha a sahria liata za pasâpa ta, zâhnia lâta a mâ kha a chho vâ ma I, tahpa ta â pachâ tawhta, a palôh zy hmahta pabua ha la, a tahpa vâta “Eima tlô nota khih hawka liata Meithei papa pyu nata hladyu pathluahpa pyu na thei tua chaipa cha keima ei châ, tahpa vaw pahnopâ ha ma y..” tahpa ta Ngôki cha za pakiethlu ta.

Ngôki mopadei liana chata, a noh hro zydua hlâta Dôthâ chata a vâ pachaihpa ta za hmô ta. A noh hro zydua hlâta a tlaichhai pachaihpa ta a hmô hra. A pachâpadypa cha ma a châ ha ma, cha hawhna tlai chata ano chhao a y hrapa ta â pahno.

Ngôki chhao chata Dôthâ pachâna hawhpa pyly cha a pachâ hrapa ta â lâ ta. Ama yziana dâh nata amâ pathliena dâh cha pakhâta ta vaw saituhpa châta, a hmô khao lei awpa a pathliepa zy ama za lyuna kao a y hra.

Cha hawhta Ngôki nata Dôthâ zy amâ duapâ thlâh hapa cha Biekhâ ta vaw moh thlâh ha ta. A mothi loh ngâsâ thlâh ha ta. Ama yna lâ kei pangai ta, kei pachhaih awpa cha a palôh liata y taraw hrasala, so a tah thlâh ha hrapa a châ tawh cha, zâhniatliata liata thohawna liata Ngôki chô liata â pielyuna dâh kha a thei thlâh ha ta; a kâ a chhiepâ hapa vâta a khona cha papitlohsa leipa ta, râhhmâhpa liata daihti ryhpaohpa tlua awpa achhuahna palôh phaoh ha heih ta.

Khih hawka tawhna chata Dôthâ chata za saipaliepa ta, Ngôki ta khihro râh hro a heih leipa ta avaw sai pazina dâh cha za hmô ta; a bâ a kaw hiesawpa cha za chyh-eihpa ta, satliapa hawhta kyhpachâna nôchâ a palâsana cha hnôhchhypa ta, râhhmâhpa liata pasaipha a châna palâsa awpa ta a aolainô cha a ngiatlâh liata a kaw piapa ta, a heihzy hawhta Khihhrâ khih hawka cha hnôhchhy ha hra ta.

Noh ykha ama sie tawhna chata, sato-sazaw laina tlâh ama tahpa, Zôrih tlâh cha kei tlô ei ta. A riena su awpa pha kawpa, khahlâ tawhta amâ vaw chhaina tyhpa lôkhaoh kawh kawpa liana chata a chhai ei ta.

Uhthei viapazy chata ryh vaw rao lymâpa ta, riebu patohpatia awpa nata âhmie ravopa tlua awpazy cha ryh vaw rao lymâ ei ta.

Satlia hawti viapazy nata chaolie a hua viapazy hleikhôta, veiseih viapazy cha Biekhâ sahlaota tho ti awpa nata âhmie ravopa tlua awpa ta ryhrao ei ta. Dôthâ nata Vâchai zy chhao cha âhmie ravopa tlua awpa py liata amâ hlao hrapa vâta Zôrih tlâh thaby lâ zupâ awpa a chhuah pâ ei ta.

He zâ he cha ama vaw siena zy â hlapâ hapa vâta ama tha padâhpa ta, a mô tua aw ei ta, a mylâ tawhta sa amâ by pathao aw, tahpa cha ama ryraona a châ. 

Dôthâ chhao cha âhmie ravopa tlua awpa ta a Meithei a pupa ta a viasapaw, Vâchai nahta Zôrihtlâh thaby lâta asih yna lâ cha zu ei ta.

Zôrihtlâh he Khihhrâ tawhta nochhi lâta a ypa, a thaby lâ tawhta kia byuh leipa ta, ama khih lâ tawhta lâthlôh avaw chhih lymâpa ta a tlâh khophie tawhta puapahlie theipa châ ta. He vâna heta amâ riena su chhao he a tlâh lialôhpa, lôkhaoh pha kawpa, a chhôh liata ti a lohpâpa liata a taopa ama châ.

Dôthâ nata Vâchai zy chhao cha tlâh thaby lâta a sih yna lâ cha ngaipa ta,  asih liata vachari nata râh-awh ti vaw dohpazy hawhpa ama hmô pasu chho khiah tahpa ta ama zupa kha châ ta. Châhrasala, a sih cha vaw dâh kaw ta.

A sih yna su he zôrihtlâh thabypa, lôkâhpa ry liata su a bypâ thlâh hapa liata a ypa châ ta. A chô lâta thokô lai kawpazy â duahpa vâta zohpâ thlâh ha ta, thochiah likah tawhta nohzôh ta a za khaipazy cha khaihna a hmô chhôhpazy ama châ. A chheihpâ lâhnia viapa nata a hla viapa liata tykaru sâh ngâpa pyu zy nata pavaw chyh viapa sâh ngâpa pyuzy chhao â thei pha kaw hra.

Dôthâ nata Vâchai zy chata a sih yna su liana chata pakhâta ta mohmia pasaih laihpa ta, a sih vaw tlytuhpa  sa lai viapa pheihniezy moh laih ei ta. Cha hawhta buakha chhôh tlai pakhâta ta sa pheihnie thiehhlâ viapa tluapa ta amâ khuhnao tawhna chata, myrâh lâtapa châ sala a ngia kawpa, Chaolia pheihnie a hno pha kawpa he ama hmô haw. Cha chaolia pheihnie ama hmôna tawhta lâhlâ leipa liana chata a ie thieh kaw chypa chhao kei hmôpâ ha hra ei ta. Cha a sih cha ama rei tyhpa, Chaolia, a ki hmahta â tyh liahsa hapa, a ki liata vâhiah laihsa a tyuh thlâh hapa cha a châ ma?tahpa cha ama pachâna liata a lai chaipa, ama reihpapua hlei leipa cha a châ. 

Dôthâ chata thlai Chaolia ie cha za hriapa ta, “Vâchai, he a ie chhao a thiehhlâ kaw chy he. Atamy lâ ta ti avaw do nota a iepa a châ hih. Ahyhmah chho leipa la, mylâ mydi ta thyu pi ta, he liana heta eimâ zâ byh chhielie ha aw…tho ti awpa nata âhmie ravopa, riebu liata chho awpa tlua para tua sih” tahpa ta asih yna su tawhna chata a pasiepa ta, a sih tawhta laikachha via lâ cha khy haw ei ta.

Dôthâ nata Vâchai zy yna tawhta lâ hla tu leipa liana chata eikhapi ta Meithei papa pyu ama thei haw! 

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