THE STUDY OF PHILOLOGY AND THE DISCUSSIONS OF LIFE OBLIGATION IN GESANG SESRAWUNGAN TEXT

Abstract

A research in Gesang Sesrawungan script consists of six research objectives, as: (1) to describe script and GS text description, (2) to create GS text transcription, (3) to create GS text transliteration, (4) to create GS text editing, (5) to create GS text translation, and (6) to discuss about life obligation in GS text. A research in GS text uses philology and descriptive research methods. Philology research method is used to examine GS text written in Javanese alphabets mold. Descriptive research method is used to explain text condition, to explain philology research steps, and to explain GS text content. The research data source is GS script collection from Balai Bahasa Yogyakarta library with collection number 41 or R00741. The steps to collect data using philology research method are manuscript and text description, text transcription, text transliteration, text editing, and text translation. The step to analyze data uses descriptive analysis. Validation which is used is semantic validation. Intrarater and interrater are used as reliabilities. This research tells about six chapters. First, description results of script and GS text are still good, the text is still clear, and readable. Second, transcription result of GS text is there is old spelling characteristic. Third, transliteration results of GS text are there spelling characteristic and distinctive text. Fourth, in editing text result there are seven words have been edited in critical apparatus, and there are nine words as distinctive text. Fifth, in translation text result there are five sentences that could not be translated that is written in the records of the translation. Sixth, discussions about life obligation in GS text are divided into three categories. They are men obligations to God, men obligations to others, and men obligations to animals and plants.