Kakawin Arjunawiwaha

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Kakawin Arjunawiwaha is an Old Javanese epic poem, adapted from the Mahabharata, that celebrates the hero Arjuna’s spiritual trials and triumphs and is considered one of the masterpieces of classical Javanese literature.

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instanceOf Old Javanese kakawin ⓘ
epic poem ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
associatedWith East Javanese period ⓘ
Hindu-Buddhist Java ⓘ
basedOn Mahabharata ⓘ
circulation courtly milieu ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Java ⓘ
culture Javanese ⓘ
genre kakawin ⓘ
hasCharacter Indra ⓘ
apsaras ⓘ
gandharvas ⓘ
influenced Javanese court literature ⓘ
wayang (Javanese shadow theatre) ⓘ
linked to: Wayang
intertextualWith Sanskrit Mahabharata tradition ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata
language Old Javanese ⓘ
linked to: Kawi (Old Javanese)
literaryForm narrative poem ⓘ
literaryStatus masterpiece of classical Javanese literature ⓘ
literaryTradition classical Javanese literature ⓘ
mainCharacter Arjuna ⓘ
metricForm Indian-derived metres ⓘ
notableFor celebration of Arjuna’s triumphs ⓘ
depiction of Arjuna’s spiritual trials ⓘ
influence on later Javanese literature ⓘ
refined poetic style ⓘ
period early 11th century ⓘ
preservation palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ
religiousContext Hinduism ⓘ
script Javanese script ⓘ
setting Indra’s heaven ⓘ
linked to: Svarga

hermitage in the forest ⓘ
studiedIn Indology ⓘ
Javanese philology ⓘ
subjectMatter Arjuna’s meditation and tapas ⓘ
battle against demons ⓘ
reward of celestial weapons ⓘ
theme asceticism ⓘ
dharma ⓘ
divine favor ⓘ
kingship and heroism ⓘ
spiritual discipline ⓘ
temptation and self-control ⓘ

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Kakawin Hariwangsa → relatedWork → Kakawin Arjunawiwaha ⓘ
Kakawin Gatotkacasraya → partOf → Javanese Mahabharata corpus ⓘ
linked to: Kakawin Arjunawiwaha
Kakawin Gatotkacasraya → relatedWork → Kakawin Arjunawiwaha ⓘ
Mpu Tantular → notableWork → Kakawin Arjunawijaya ⓘ
linked to: Kakawin Arjunawiwaha