Abstract :
In wayang stories, one of the most famous great characters is
Arjuna. Arjuna is known to have won many wars with the Pandavas. Arjuna is
also known as a character who has succeeded in many marriages because of his
personality and good looks. From his many victories in war and his success in
conducting many marriages, Arjuna is considered one of the most exalted figures
to be given the nicknames lananging jagat and wanodya sulistya jinatukrama.
This study seeks to question the "majesty" of Arjuna by reviewing other motives
behind the many marriages carried out by Arjuna such as political interests. To
answer other motives behind many marriages, this study focuses on the Ciptoning
Mintorogo play by focusing on the form of marriage and the meaning of Arjuna's
marriage. The research was conducted by comparing the events of Arjuna's
marriage with the marriage categories of Helen Creese. This comparison is done
with the aim of finding other motives from Helen Creese's general categories. The
analysis of the form of marriage presents another meaning. To find another
meaning of Arjuna's marriage event, Paul Recoeur's hermeneutic analysis was
used by analyzing the text and the chain of events. Based on the results of
hermeneutic analysis, it can be concluded that another meaning of Arjuna's
marriage in the lakon Ciptoning Mintorogo is Arjuna's political effort to gain
support and win the Baratayudha war.