Dictionary entry

Mahabarata

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ ‖Ma‐ha‐ba″ra‐ta (?), ‖Ma‐ha‐bha″ra‐tam (?), } n. [Skr. mahābhārata.] A celebrated epic poem of the Hindus. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.