At the instigation of Santidas Gosain , more than 123 Meetei Puyas (Holy Meetei Sciptures) had been consigned at Kangla Uttra to flames at around 9-10 a.m. , on the 17th day of mera (October) in 1729 on Sunday.It was definitely unethical action on the part of king and his preceptor. When there was no fruitful result to the strong objection of this disastrous conduct of the king, the great Maichou(scholar) of Meetei religion, Laurembam Khongnangthaba concealed himself. The Name of the Puyas were recorded as –Taoroinai Yangbi , Pakhangba Yangbi,Pakhangba Naoyaom , Sanamahi Naoyom, Sanamahi Laihui, Taoroinai Picha, Pakhangba Thiren, Pakhangba Laihui,Sanahami Laikhan Nongkhan, Leithak Leikharon, Leichinlon Yumbi,Nonglon Yumbi,Nonglon Laicham, Nonglon Kruthong , Nongdon Langbum, etc.
Since then, it had started the Sanskritised interpolation with the post-proselytisation writing for the last couple of centuries in the more than two millennia-old history of Meitrabak (Manipur).
Angom Gopi was the renowned poet and scholar in the royal court during the reign of Meidingu Pamheiba, and he was not only proficient in Meeteilon but also in Sanskrit and Bengali language. He translated the Kritibas’s Ramayan and Gangadas’s Mahabharat into Meeteilon. The other books which he wrote were - Parikhit, Langka Kanda, Aranya Kanda , Kishkindiya Kanda, Sundar Kanda, Uttar Kanda .
There were historical account like Shomshok Ngamba (the conquest of Samjok ) written by two authors, Laishram Aroi and Yumnam Atibar. Laishram Aroi personally participated in the expeditions in Kabaw valley and Burma under the command of king Pamheiba.
Nungangbam Gobindaram was another scholar and writer of Pamheiba’s court and his two praiseworthy disciples were – Mayengba Brindaban and Wahengba Madhabram . His great literary works were – Pakhangba Nongaron , the translation of Astakal from Sanskrit to Meeteilon and Takhel Ngamba, the conquest of Tripura.
Other remarkable anonymous book of this period is - “Chothe Thangwai Pakhangba “.
In the later part of 18th century, Wangkhei Pundit Gopiram Singh was the scholar in the royal court of Medingu Chingthangkhomba (1763–1798). In case of any adversity, King used to consult with him. In 1789, (as per Meetei calendar,28th Wakching,Thursday ) Gobindaram had started the writing of ”Meihaubaron Puya”.
Wahengba Madhabram was the prominent scholar during the reign of Medingu Chingthangkhomba and Labainaya Chandra . The praiseworthy books written by him were – Langlon , Mahabharat Birat Parva, Chingthongkhomba Ganga Chatpa and Sana Manik .
In 20th century, Langlon was first published in 1924 by Education Minister of Manipur , Waheingbam Yumjao Singh , with archaic and modern Meeteilon . It is also known as the “Sloka of Meetei Chaneika”.
