Samaton
Ringkasan
Samaton adalah kuda ilahi bersayap dalam mitologi Meitei.
Samaton is a winged divine horse of Meitei mythology.
Kisah dan tradisi
Samaton adalah kuda ilahi bersayap dalam mitologi Meitei. Artikel rujukan menyebutnya salah satu makhluk yang paling dikenal dalam cerita rakyat Meitei. Menurut legenda, ia adalah leluhur kuda poni Manipur. Leithak Leikharol menggambarkannya sebagai kuda primordial yang dibuat Sanamahi untuk menyerang Pakhangba. Ia kemudian menjadi tunggangan dewa Marjing. Menurut Leithak Leikharol PuYa, Marjing diciptakan untuk mengendalikan Samadon Ayangba, dan kuda itu diciptakan dari kaki Ashiba (Sanamahi); keduanya disebut tinggal di puncak Heingang Ching. Samaton dianggap sangat penting bagi budaya Meitei karena diciptakan dari tubuh Sanamahi. Pada masa pendewaan raja-raja Meitei, ia dikaitkan dengan para raja sebagai sosok ilahi sehingga menjadi lambang kerajaan. Samaton dipuji dalam lagu ritual Ougri yang dinyanyikan pada Lai Haraoba. Ia juga disebut Shamadon Ayangba atau Shamaton Ayangpa karena variasi bebas kata dalam bahasa Meitei. Draf kebijakan Pemerintah Manipur menyatakan bahwa dalam mitologi Manipur kuda poni Manipur dianggap keturunan Samadon Ayangba, tunggangan bersayap Lord Margjing, salah satu dewa pelindung Manipur.
Samaton is a winged divine horse of Meitei mythology. The reference article names him among the most recognised creatures of Meitei folklore. Legend identifies him as the ancestor of the Manipuri pony. The Leithak Leikharol describes him as a primordial horse created by Sanamahi to attack Pakhangba. He later becomes the mount of the god Marjing. In the Leithak Leikharol PuYa, Marjing was made to control Samadon Ayangba, and the horse was made from the foot of Ashiba (Sanamahi); the two are said to live on top of the Heingang Ching. Samaton is held to be very important to Meitei culture because he was made from the body of Sanamahi. When Meitei kings were being deified, he was linked with them as a divine being and so became a royal insignia. Samaton is praised in the Ougri ritual song sung during Lai Haraoba. He is also called Shamadon Ayangba or Shamaton Ayangpa because of free variation of words in the Meitei language. A draft policy issued by the Government of Manipur says the Manipuri pony was held, in the state's mythology, to descend from Samadon Ayangba, the winged mount of Lord Margjing, a guardian deity of Manipur.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Meitei (Manipur)
- Kawasan / Region
- Asia Selatan
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Legendary Creature
Nama lain / Alternate names
Samadon, Shamadon Ayangba, Shamaton Ayangpa, Samadon Ayangba