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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instanceOf Old Javanese literary work ⓘ
adaptation of the Mahabharata ⓘ
kakawin poem ⓘ
associatedWithRegion East Java ⓘ
audience Javanese courtly elites ⓘ
basedOn Mahabharata ⓘ
story of Arjuna ⓘ
containsMotif hero’s meditation in the wilderness ⓘ
journey to heaven ⓘ
reward of celestial weapons ⓘ
temptation by heavenly nymphs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Java ⓘ
culture Javanese ⓘ
featuresDeity Indra ⓘ
Shiva ⓘ
gods of heaven (svarga) ⓘ
genre kakawin ⓘ
influenced later Javanese kakawin tradition ⓘ
wayang (Javanese shadow theatre) interpretations of Arjuna ⓘ
intertextuality Hindu-Buddhist Javanese court culture ⓘ
Indian epic tradition ⓘ
language Kawi ⓘ
Old Javanese ⓘ
linked to: Kawi (Old Javanese)
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 ⓘ
meter various Indian-derived kakawin meters ⓘ
period early classical Javanese period ⓘ
preservedIn Javanese palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ
religiousContext Hinduism ⓘ
script Old Javanese script (Kawi script) ⓘ
linked to: Kawi script
setting heavenly realm ⓘ
hermitage in the forest ⓘ
subjectMatter Arjuna’s meditation and trials ⓘ
Arjuna’s preparation for great war ⓘ
theme ascetic meditation ⓘ
dharma ⓘ
divine testing of heroes ⓘ
kingship and power ⓘ
spiritual trials ⓘ

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