Meaning Interpretation of Geguritan Jaka Lodhang

ABSTRACT : Geguritan is a literature work filled with language aesthetics and life values. The value of life acts as a human guide in acting, shaping personality, and as a limit or consequence of every action. One of Geguritan existing in Javanese culture life is Geguritan Jaka Lodhang. Geguritan Jaka Lodhang contains the cause and effect of human behavior. There are aesthetic elements that are not found in other literary works in it such as sandiasma1 . Geguritan Jaka Lodhang uses an expression of connotative meaning, consisting of ten lines.
Geguritan Jaka Lodhang uses the Kadhaton language, which means that the language is used within the scope of the Surakarta Palace. The value of the meaning contained in Geguritan Serat Jaka Lodhang is that no matter how small the action is, there must be a reward in kind. The existence of geguritan is increasingly being neglected, especially in today’s modern era, where people are more interested in today’s trending styles.
KEYWORDS: Geguritan, Interpretation, Jaka Lodhang, sandiasma