Bismaprawa: An Old Javanese text from the Merapi-Merbabu tradition derived from Adiparwa

Bismaprawa is a codex unicus originating from Merapi-Merbabu manuscripts written around 1669 AD. Bismaprawa is now kept at the National Library under the registration number 6 L 145 which is grouped into Merapi-Merbabu manuscripts. Bismaprawa is a manuscript of the Merapi-Merbabu tradition, and its story comes from Adiparwa. It is recognizable by the fragments of the story in it. However, it does not mean Bismaprawa always adheres to the framework of the source text because both are still different. The difference is caused by the presence of new elements that could be borrowed from other texts or elements derived from Bismaprawa itself, which is not contained in Adiparwa. The Bismaprawa and Adiparwa intertextual relationship can be traced from two aspects, namely the relationship related to character and the relationship associated with the event. Based on both relationships, it can be concluded that the new figures and new events that appear in Bismaprawa are not sourced from Adiparwa. Bismaprawa text creation can be seen as an attempt for the reader and writer to interpret Adiparwa as the source text. Interpretive effort by creating new elements is considered to represent a living tradition of text inheritance according to the situation of supporters.