Suparta

Alternative names: Saparta, Dananjaya

Terms of address: Jim

Type: Demon

Origin: Java

Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: He is a demon who rules with his siblings over the Mertani forest (he lives in the Madukara palace). After the Pandawa defeat them, several of the demons enter the bodies of the Pandawa. Prabu Jim Yudhistira, for example, enters the body of Puntadewa. Suparta enters the body of Arjuna.

Notes on the Indian retellings: Not mentioned in the Indian Mahabharata.

Found in the follwing stories (lakon)


  1. Babad_Wanamarta

Family relationships


Siblings: Dhandhanwacana, Yudhistira, Dananjaya, Sapulebu, Baweratalun

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More information


Sources


H. Solichin, Suyanto, Sumari, Undung Wiyono, Sri Purwanto, 2017. Ensiklopedi Wayang Indonesia. Mitra Sarana Edukasi, Jakarta, pp. 32-33 (Vol. III).
Heru S Sudjarwo, Sumari, Undung Wiyono, 2010. Rupa dan Karakter Wayang Purwa. Kakilangit Kencana, Jakarta, pp. 608-609.
Sudibyoprono, R.R., Suwandono, Dhanisworo, Mujiyono, 1991. Ensiklopedi Wayang Purwa. Balai Pustaka, Jakarta, p. 147.

Characters in the same scene (adegan) as Suparta


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