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Definition of: Mahabharata
(mə·hä′bä′rə·tə)
An ancient Hindu epic, written in Sanskrit and thought to date from 300 B.C., recounting the dynastic wars of two related families over a kingdom in northern India. This large work, probably the longest in the world, and the Râmâyana are the two great epics of ancient India. Also Ma·ha′bha′ra·tam. [<Skt. Mahābhārata, lit., the great story]
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