(məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətə), Mahabharatam or Mahabharatum (məˌhɑːˈbɑːrətəm)
noun
an epic Sanskrit poem of India, dealing chiefly with the struggle between two rival families. It contains many separate episodes, the most notable of which is the Bhagavad-Gita
Word origin
Sanskrit, from mahā great + bhārata story
Mahabharata in American English
(məˌhɑˈbɑrətə)
noun
one of the two great epics of India, written in Sanskrit about 200 b.c.