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MAHABHARATA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families
Synonyms:
Mahabharata; Mahabharatam; Mahabharatum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
religious text; religious writing; sacred text; sacred writing (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
Meronyms (parts of "Mahabharata"):
Bhagavad-Gita; Bhagavadgita; Gita ((Hinduism) the sacred 'song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life)
Domain category:
Hindooism; Hinduism (a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils)
