Trikaya - (Wayang Kulit)
| Title | Trikaya - (Patih) - Ramayana |
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| Size | 55 cm |
| Personal data | Ditya Trikaya is the son of Prabu Dasamuka/Rahwana, the king of the Alengka country with Dewi Wisandi, the sister of Prabu Wisakarma from Gowawindu. He has a twin brother named Ditya Trimuka. Trikaya also has several half-siblings from the same father and mother, including Indrajid/Megananda from Mother Dewi Tari, Pratalamariyam/Bukbis from Mother Dewi Urangayung, Saksadewa from Mother Dewi Satiwati and Trisirah from Mother Dewi Tisnawati. |
| Appearance | : In addition to being powerful, Trikaya is also an expert in using poison weapons. Trikaya and Trimuka are brothers of the same teacher so they live in one soul. If one of them dies and the body is stepped over by the living, then the dead will come back to life. Puppeteers often use this character to represent a tatagan (one of soldiers) or patih (assistant king). In traditional allnight performances, this character appears in the perang gagal (first battle scene in the first part /patet nem) as a bad guy. Puppeteers are also free to give this puppet a name of their choosing. |
| Collection | Private collection |
Trikaya – (Patih) – Ramayana
Apart from being powerful, Trikaya and his twin-brother Trimuka were also experts in poison, therefore Indrajit believed that his two twin brothers could overcome every situation.
When the Alengka war broke out, the Alengka country was attacked by the monkey army of Prabu Rama under the leadership of Prabu Sugriwa, the monkey king from Gowa Kiskenda, in an effort to free Dewi Sinta from the captivity of Prabu Dasamuka, Trikaya and Trimuka appeared as Alengka war commanders. Their actions were very fierce, frightening and unmatched by opponents. Their hands spread poison through slaps and blows, making every wanara and soldier who was struck, die with their bodies burned or melted spreading a foul odor. From the foot of Mount Suwela, Wibisana watched the approach of the two fierce twin brothers, immediately called Anoman, Anggoda and Anila to overcome the situation.
Wibisana: “Anoman, Anggada and Anila... it seems that Rahwana's brother has started ordering his children to become soldiers. I know my nephews as powerful people with their own strengths.”
Anggada: “True, these two twin demons really confuse us. Their hands contain poison, it is difficult to fight at close range. Strangely enough, if from a distance one of them is killed with an arrow or javelin... the other one immediately jumps over his brother... the dead one will come back to life... haduuuh really troublesome.”
Wibisana: “Anoman...their souls are linked, therefore death can only be perfect if they are killed together.”
Because of Anoman's ability to fly, and his calculated attack with kicks hitting the faces and shoulders of the two twin brothers, they finally went berserk because of the pain, Trikaya and Trimuka chased Anoman with passion. This anger made the two twin brothers off guard, finally Anoman was able to kill the two twin ogres.
Trikaya and Trimuka's heads were pitted against each other until they broke. Trikaya and Trimuka died simultaneously.
