Mahabharata

[ muh-hah-bahr-uh-tuh ]

/ məˈhɑˈbɑr ə tə /

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noun

an epic poem of India dealing mainly with the conflict between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, with many digressions: includes the Bhagavad-Gita.

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Also Ma·ha·bha·ra·tum

[muh-hah-bahr-uh-tuhm]. /məˈhɑˈbɑr ə təm/.

Origin of Mahabharata

<Sanskrit mahābhārata great (mahat) work relating the story of the descendants of Bharata

Words nearby Mahabharata

Magus, mag wheel, Magyar, Magyarország, Mahabalipuram, Mahabharata, Mahadeva, Mahajanga, mahal, Mahala, mahala mat

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How to use Mahabharata in a sentence

He found his answer in the ancient Sanskrit poem, the Mahabharata, to find the essence of dharma.
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A panel on the ancient Indian epic The Mahabharata (in which I participated) studied the pragmatic morality of this living text.
Celebrating Books at 7,600 Feet|Namita Gokhale|May 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In the Brahmanas, Manu, and the Mahabharata, we find a sort of heaven for the virtuous and a hell for the vicious.
Introduction to the History of Religions|Crawford Howell Toy
The remaining books of the Mahabharata recount the subsequent incidents of the war, which, in all, lasted for eighteen days.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various

They depend very much on the two great epics, especially the Mahabharata.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various
They are representations borrowed from the poem of Mahabharata, in the Hindoo mythology.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I|Karl Ritter von Scherzer
The story is told in the Mahabharata, an ancient epic of India.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker

British Dictionary definitions for Mahabharata

Mahabharata

Mahabharatam or Mahabharatum (məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətəm)

/ (məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətə) /

noun

an epic Sanskrit poem of India, dealing chiefly with the struggle between two rival families. It contains many separate episodes, the most notable of which is the Bhagavad-Gita

Word Origin for Mahabharata

Sanskrit, from mahā great + bhārata story

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