Mahabharata

[ muh-hah-bahr-uh-tuh ]

noun

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

Mahabharata

/ məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətə; məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətəm /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of Mahabharata¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mahabharata¹

Sanskrit, from mahā great + bhārata story

Example Sentences

Shivkumar is a big thinker, an erudite physician quick with an apt quotation, whose Westwood office is stacked with Sanskrit volumes of the Mahabharata alongside books about late Bruins basketball coach John Wooden.

From Los Angeles Times

The entities were first mentioned in the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic poem narrating the events and aftermath of the Kurukshetra War, which later served as the basis for the events of the Bhagavad Gita.

From Salon

In fact, the "Gita "that Oppenheimer invests his mind in is derived from a scene in the "Mahabharata."

From Salon

Someday, he said, he also hopes to adapt the Sanskrit epic “Mahabharata” in his own style, a dream project he’s been teasing for years.

From Los Angeles Times

Writing back to the empire, asserting its independence in "chutnified" Indian English, this masterpiece of magic realism borrows the device of the storytelling scribe from the "Mahabharata," an ancient Indian epic.

From Salon