Arjunawiwaha
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Arjunawiwaha is an Old Javanese (Kawi) kakawin poem that adapts the Indian epic Mahabharata’s story of Arjuna’s meditation and trials, and is considered one of the earliest and most important works of classical Javanese literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arjunawiwaha canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4186283 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arjunawiwaha Context triple: [Kawi language, hasNotableWork, Arjunawiwaha]
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A.
Neharare
Neharare is an alternative name for Chief Neharawa, a traditional leader likely associated with a specific local community or ethnic group.
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B.
Sarayu
Sarayu is a significant river in northern India, traditionally associated with the ancient city of Ayodhya and revered in Hindu mythology.
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C.
Banganga River
The Banganga River is a smaller river in northern India that flows through the Himalayan foothills and joins the Beas River as one of its tributaries.
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D.
Amravati
Amravati is a major city in the Vidarbha region of central India, known as an important commercial and educational center.
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E.
Indravati
Indravati is a significant river in central India that flows through states like Chhattisgarh and Odisha before joining the Godavari River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arjunawiwaha Target entity description: Arjunawiwaha is an Old Javanese (Kawi) kakawin poem that adapts the Indian epic Mahabharata’s story of Arjuna’s meditation and trials, and is considered one of the earliest and most important works of classical Javanese literature.
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A.
Neharare
Neharare is an alternative name for Chief Neharawa, a traditional leader likely associated with a specific local community or ethnic group.
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B.
Sarayu
Sarayu is a significant river in northern India, traditionally associated with the ancient city of Ayodhya and revered in Hindu mythology.
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C.
Banganga River
The Banganga River is a smaller river in northern India that flows through the Himalayan foothills and joins the Beas River as one of its tributaries.
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D.
Amravati
Amravati is a major city in the Vidarbha region of central India, known as an important commercial and educational center.
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E.
Indravati
Indravati is a significant river in central India that flows through states like Chhattisgarh and Odisha before joining the Godavari River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Javanese literary work
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adaptation of the Mahabharata ⓘ kakawin poem ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | East Java NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | Javanese courtly elites ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
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story of Arjuna ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
hero’s meditation in the wilderness
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journey to heaven ⓘ reward of celestial weapons ⓘ temptation by heavenly nymphs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Java NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Javanese ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Indra
NERFINISHED
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Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ gods of heaven (svarga) ⓘ |
| genre | kakawin ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Javanese kakawin tradition
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wayang (Javanese shadow theatre) interpretations of Arjuna ⓘ |
| intertextuality |
Hindu-Buddhist Javanese court culture
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Indian epic tradition ⓘ |
| language |
Kawi
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Old Javanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | court poetry ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
one of the earliest kakawin
ⓘ
one of the most important works of classical Javanese literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | classical Javanese literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Arjuna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | various Indian-derived kakawin meters ⓘ |
| period | early classical Javanese period ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Javanese palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Old Javanese script (Kawi script) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
heavenly realm
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hermitage in the forest ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Arjuna’s meditation and trials
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Arjuna’s preparation for great war ⓘ |
| theme |
ascetic meditation
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dharma ⓘ divine testing of heroes ⓘ kingship and power ⓘ spiritual trials ⓘ |
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Subject: Arjunawiwaha Description of subject: Arjunawiwaha is an Old Javanese (Kawi) kakawin poem that adapts the Indian epic Mahabharata’s story of Arjuna’s meditation and trials, and is considered one of the earliest and most important works of classical Javanese literature.
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