The Wedhatama : an English translation
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The Wedhatama : an English translation
（Werkdocumenten / Koninklijk Institut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 4）
KITLV Press, 1990
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Wéḍa tama
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English and Javanese
Includes the text of Weḍa tama by Mangkunegara IV of Surakarta with translation in English
Includes bibliography (p. 55-57) and index
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Whenever Javanese scholars are asked to name the high points of their literature, almost certainly they will include the Wedhatama. This is because it is considered to contain the 'highest wisdom' appropriately cast in a mould of fine poetic language. The challenge of translation has already been met by several others, so that we can speak of ongoing process of interpretation, in which the present English translation represents only the most recent stage and in turn invites the critics to correct and improve it, as our knowledge of Javanese language and literature grows and deepens. On the other hand, though, any statement on this subject, relating to the highest spiritual truths, can be no more than an approximation.
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