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mahabharata

/mə.hɑˈbɑ.ɹə.tə/

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What does mahabharata mean?

proper noun

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

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/mə.hɑˈbɑ.ɹə.tə/

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Many legends are connected with them which remind us of those of Europe, some attributing their erection to dwarfs or rants, to fairies or to genii, whilst others think they were the work of the Kauranas and Pandaves, the celebrated families whose long struggle is described in the Mahabharata, and were probably aboriginal races of the continent.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309