Mahabharatam

Mahabharatam
Mahabarata Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta, Mahabharatam Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam, n. [Skr. mah[=a]bh[=a]rata.] (Hinduism) A celebrated sacred epic poem of the Hindus, written in Sanskrit. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to a history, in many episodes, of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.

Syn: Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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