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    MAHABHARATUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival familiesplay

    Synonyms:

    Mahabharata; Mahabharatam; Mahabharatum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Instance hypernyms:

    religious text; religious writing; sacred text; sacred writing (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)

    Meronyms (parts of "Mahabharatum"):

    Bhagavad-Gita; Bhagavadgita; Gita ((Hinduism) the sacred 'song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life)

    Domain category:

    Hindooism; Hinduism (a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils)

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