Adimanggala - (Wayang Kulit)

Adimanggala - son of Raden Ugrasena

Title	Adimanggala - (Patih) - Mahabharata
Other names
Size	50 cm
Personal data	Biologically Arya Adimanggala was an illegitimate child born from a scandal committed by his mother, Ken Sayuda, a swarawati from the Mandura palace, with Ugrasena, the son of Prabu Basukunti, the king of Mandura. To cover up the various scandals involving Ken Sayuda, the beautiful woman was married to Ki Demang Antagopa from Widarakandang / Widarakanda. Ken Sayuda, by some puppeteers is called Ken Yasoda. Despite having roots from two different bloodlines, Arya Adimanggala grew into a brave and responsible figure. In his family tree, Arya Adimanggala has a sibling named Arya Pragota, who served as the prime minister of Prabu Baladewa in the Mandura country. From his father's lineage, he also has other siblings, such as Dewi Setyaboma and Arya Setyaki. While from his mother's, Ken Sagupi lineage, Arya Adimanggala has other siblings such as Arya Udawa and Dewi Larasati.
Appearance	Known for his tall and handsome stature, Arya Adimanggala also has noble qualities such as courage, loyalty, honesty, and high responsibility.
Collection	Private collection

Adimanggala – (Patih) – Mahabharata

After Adimanggala was born he was raised by Adiratha, together with Radea or Suryatmaja, the two of them were always together until the time Raden Suryatmaja dismantled the Ngawangga State which was led by Prabu Kalakarno. Because at that time Adimanggala helped Suryatmaja and the reward was that he was appointed as Patih in the Ngawangga kingdom.

There are not many plays that tells about Patih Adimanggala but in the Udawa Waris play Adimanggala came out and fought against Udawa. At that time Adimanggala did not know that Udawa was his brother. Luckily at that time Ki Lurah Semar came to break up the fight and explained all the genealogies of the two of them. Semar explained that Udawa was still a sibling of Ken Sagopi but had a different father. Udawa was the son of Basudewa while Adimanggala was the son of Ugrasena. Thus, Adimanggala was also a sibling of Setyaboma and Raden Setyaki. Udawa is the son of Ken Sagopi with Prabu Basudewa. Dewi Larasati is the daughter of Ken Sagopi with Arya Prabu Rukma. Udawa later became the Patih Dwarawati, while Larasati eventually became one of Arjuna's wives.

The beautiful Ken Sagopi is indeed unique, even though she has become the wife of Demang Antagopa, she continues to serve the king and the princes of Mandura. Such as Prabu Basudewa, Arya Prabu Rukma, and Ugrasena. Before being given as a triman (wife given by the king) to Demang Antagopa, Ken Sagopi was one of the bedhaya dancers and widu pangidung at the Mandura Palace.

Ken Sagopi's story is truly "unique".
Ken Sagupi, whose name was Yasuda when she was young, was a female swarawati of the Mandura palace. In addition to her very melodious voice. She had a beautiful and attractive face. Her attitude and behavior were flexible, patient and had a nature that liked to please others. It is no wonder that this attracted the heart of her treasurer, Prabu Basudewa, the king of Mandura.
Then Prabu Basudewa decided to marry Ken Sagupi to Antagopa, an old bachelor who could not have children, Buyut Gupala, the keeper of the Widarakanda (Widarakandang) ancestral heritage.

However, unofficially Ken Sagupi was married to three Mandura knights, namely siblings, Arya Basudewa, Arya Prabu Rukma and Arya Ugrasena. From this husband and wife relationship, Ken Sagupi had four sons.
With Arya Basudewa she had a son, Arya Udawa, with Arya Prabu Rukma she had a daughter, Dewi Rarasati (larasati), while with Arya Ugrasena Ken Sagupi she had two sons, Arya Pragota and Arya Adimanggala.

After growing up Arya Adimanggala became a Patih (prime minister) of the Awangga State, one of Hastinapura's neighboring states, with Karna as its king. The country of Awangga already knew that it was defeated by Karna. When Karna became the king of Ngawangga, Karna appointed Adimanggala as a loyal rewang.
In the Baratayuda War Patih Adimanggala fought on the side of the Kurawa.

Patih Adimanggala died because he was killed by his own superior due to a misunderstanding. However, about the death of Patih Adimanggala, some puppeteers tell a different story. Here's how:
When Baratayuda War was taking place, Adimanggala was tasked with always reporting the state of war to Dewi Surtikanti. One time Adimanggala gave an unclear report, so that Dewi Surtikanti misunderstood and thought her husband had died. Adipati Karna's wife then committed suicide.

In the puppet show, Ki Dalang tells, when facing Dewi Surtikanti, among other things, Patih Adimanggala said: "... nyuwun sedah". The words were heard by the Goddess as: "... sampun seda." The first sentence means asking for betel, while the second means she has fallen. When Adipati Karna found out about his wife's death, he could no longer hold back his anger, and immediately killed Patih Adimanggala.

Meanwhile, another version states that Adimanggala's death was not because he was killed by Adipati Karna, but actually happened after Adipati Awangga fell. After his lord fell, Patih Adimanggala went on a rampage in the Kurusetra arena. The ranks of Pandawa soldiers were overwhelmed by him, so Kresna ordered Patih Udawa to face him. Actually, Udawa did not have the heart to face his own brother on the battlefield. However, he did not dare to deny Kresna's orders. Therefore, by drawing Kyai Gandaludira, Udawa advanced into the battle arena with his eyes closed. Adimanggala finally fell, scratched by the tip of his brother's keris.

The story of Arya Adimanggala reminds us of the importance of courage, loyalty and responsibility in living life. As a hero who died in battle, his name will still be remembered in history as an exemplary example of service to the country and courage in facing fate.