The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mahabarata
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.