Sandrembi and Chaisra
| Sandrembi and Chaisra (Sanarembi and Chaisra) | |
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The fight between Sandrembi (true queen) and Chaisra (false queen) in the trial by ordeal | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | Sandrembi and Chaisra (Sanarembi and Chaisra) |
| Mythology | Meitei mythology |
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| Region | Kangleipak (Meitei for 'Manipur') |
| Related | Helloi, Lai Khutsangbi, Thabaton, Uchek Langmeidong, Yenakha Paotapi |
The legend of Sandrembi and Chaisra (Meitei: ꯁꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ ꯆꯥꯢꯁ꯭ꯔꯥ) or Sanarembi and Chaisra (Meitei: ꯁꯅꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ ꯆꯥꯢꯁ꯭ꯔꯥ) is a folktale of the Meitei ethnicity of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). It is a story of the clash between two stepsisters, Sandrembi (Sanarembi), the elder, and Chaisra, the younger, born to the same father but different mothers. Sandrembi, the protagonist, is a young lady, living in forsaken environment and in dire circumstances that are changed into a remarkable fortune. She is portrayed as a person having the nature of God like mind.