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Mahabharata

/mə.hɑˈbɑ.ɹə.tə/

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India/mə.ɦɑːˈbʱɑː.ɾə.t̪ə/

Mahabharata proper noun: an ancient Sanskrit epic concerning some text of the Bhagavad Gita, including elaborations on theology and morality.

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Proper noun

Mahabharata

  1. (Hinduism) An ancient Sanskrit epic concerning some text of the Bhagavad Gita, including elaborations on theology and morality.

Mahabharata meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Mahabharata in Hindi

ancient Sanskrit epic
महाभारत mahābhārat

Mahabharata in Tamil

ancient Sanskrit epic
மகாபாரதம் makāpāratam

Mahabharata in Marathi

ancient Sanskrit epic
महाभारत mahābhārat

Mahabharata in Urdu

ancient Sanskrit epic
مہابھارت mahābhārat
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Mahabharata in Bengali
মহাভারত mohabharot
Mahabharata in Telugu
మహాభారతము mahābhāratamu
Mahabharata in Malayalam
മഹാഭാരതം mahābhārataṁ
Mahabharata in Kannada
ಮಹಾಭಾರತ mahābhārata
Mahabharata in Punjabi
ਮਹਾਂਭਾਰਤ mahāmbhārat
Mahabharata in Gujarati
મહાભારત mahābhārat
Mahabharata in Odia
ମହାଭାରତ mahābhārata
Mahabharata in Sanskrit
महाभारत mahābhārata
Mahabharata in Assamese
মহাভাৰত mohabharot
Mahabharata in Nepali
महाभारत mahābhārat
Mahabharata in Indonesian
Mahabharata
Mahabharata in Thai
มหาภารตะ máhăapaarádtà
Mahabharata in Myanmar
မဟာဘာရတ ma.habhara.ta.

Forms of Mahabharata

alternative formMaha-Bharata
alternative formMaha-bharata
alternative formmaha-bharata
alternative formMaha Bharata
alternative formMaha bharata
alternative formmaha bharata
alternative formMahābhārata
alternative formmahābhārata
alternative formMahā-Bhārata
alternative formMahā-bhārata
alternative formmahā-bhārata
alternative formMahā Bhārata
alternative formMahā bhārata
alternative formmahā bhārata

Origin of Mahabharata

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाभारत (mahābhārata).

Questions about Mahabharata

What does Mahabharata mean?
Mahabharata means an ancient Sanskrit epic concerning some text of the Bhagavad Gita, including elaborations on theology and morality.
What is Mahabharata in Hindi?
Mahabharata in Hindi is महाभारत (mahābhārat). See Mahabharata meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Mahabharata?
Mahabharata is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mahabharata?
Mahabharata is pronounced /mə.hɑˈbɑ.ɹə.tə/ (US).

Words near Mahabharata in the dictionary

  1. maha-bharata
  2. Mahabad
  3. Mahabaleshwar
  4. Mahabang Parang
  5. Mahabar
  6. Mahabharata
  7. Mahabir
  8. Mahabirs
  9. Mahabubabad
  10. Mahabubnagar
  11. Mahadeo

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Mahabharata (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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