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.
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| 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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