SERAT WASITA DYAH UTAMA : SUNTINGAN TEKS DAN ANALISIS AJARAN KEUTAMAAN HIDUP

Abstract

This thesis entitled “ Serat Wasita Dyah Utama : Suntingan Teks Disertai Ajaran Keutamaan Hidup “ is based on the thought that Serat Wasita Dyah Utama is considered as one of our ancestor‟s heritages of written culture containing the virtues of life. These virtues are very important for both people of the past and those who live in the present time. Therefore, a scientific study is needed in order to reveal the messages of the manuscript for the Indonesian people, especially the Javanese people. The study is aimed at providing text editing and the manuscript‟s translation into Indonesian so that the readers can easily understand the content even though they do not know anything about Javanese language and its letter. In order to have a total comprehension on the content of the manuscript, the writer applies philology method, translation method, and content analysis. The writer applies the library research method by using the manuscript of Serat Wasita Dyah Utama, one of the Sanapustaka library‟s collections at Kraton Surakarta Hadiningrat, with the catalogue number Ka 368. The aspects of the study include the description of the manuscript, text editing and the translation of the manuscript, and the presentation of the virtues of life. The results of the study are text editing and the translation of the manuscript and the virtues of life reflected in the manuscript of Serat Wasita Dyah Utama.