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Mahabharata, Maha-bharata, Ѳٲ: 16 definitions

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Mahabharata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

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Ѳٲ (महाभार�).—An important and famous پ (historical) scripture belonging to the ṛt section of the Vedic scriptures. The Ѳٲ narrates the history of the great Kuru dynasty of ṣaٰⲹ (warriors) that was annihilated by the Kurukṣetra war. Contained within the Mahā-ٲ is the Bhagavad-gītā.

: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Ѳٲ (महाभार�) refers to “epic describing the ancient history of the world leading up to the battle of Kurukṣetra. It was composed by Śrīla Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva for the benefit of the people of this age of Kali, who have no interest in philosophy. Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā is strategically placed in the midst of this epic�. (cf. Glossary page from Śī-󲹲-ī).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Ѳٲ (महाभार�).—Compiled by Vyāsa Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana;1 the moon of, arose from Vyāsa.2

  • 1) Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 4. 5.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 1. 18, 45.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Dhanurveda (science of warfare)

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: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Martial Arts Traditions: A Survey

Ѳٲ (महाभार�) is the name of a Sanskrit text partly dealing with the ancient Indian science of martial arts (dhanurveda).� Sections of the Ѳٲ describe wrestlers and wrestling and boxing bouts, such as Bhīma’s famous fights with Jarāsaṃdha and with Duryodhana.

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Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare� and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

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Ѳٲ (महाभार�) is the longest Indian epic poem in Hindu literature which also has a lot of philosophical connotation. Mahabharata means “The great narrative of the battle of the Bharatas�. The Bharatas, as mentioned in the Rig Veda, lived in the country of the Upper Granges and the Yamuna River. According to Hindu mythology it is believed that Mahabharata was written by Veda Vyasa. The main action of Mahabharata revolves around the contest of Pandavas and Kauravas and the contest is set in the strategic and fertile plain of Delhi. The Kauravas were the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra and their capital was Hastinapur, the Pandavas on the other hand were the five sons of Pandu.

India history and geography

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: academia.edu: Who were the Hunas

The Mahabharata text, ancient tradition and epigraphic evidence unambiguously suggest that the date of Mahabharata war and the epoch of Yudhishthira era to be around 3162 BCE or 3163 BC. Mahabharata text and Aryabhata clearly inform us that the epoch of Kaliyuga commenced before Mahabharata war

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ٲ (महाभार�).—n (S) The great sacred epic poem of the Hindus, narrating the war which occurred amongst the descendants of bharata, the younger brother of .

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ٲ (महाभार�).�n The great sacred epic poem of the Hindus.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Ѳٲ (महाभार�).—Name of the celebrated epic which describes the rivalries and contests of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu. (It consists of 18 Parvans or books, and is said to be the composition of Vyāsa; cf. the word ٲ also); महत्त्वाद्भारतत्वाच्� महाभारतमुच्यते (mahattvādٲtvācca ٲmucyate)

Derivable forms: ٲm (महाभारतम�).

Ѳٲ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and ٲ (भारत).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ѳٲ (महाभार�).—n.

(-ٲ�) Name of the great epic which details the history of the sons of Dhritarastra and Pandu.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ѳٲ (महाभार�).—[substantive] (±󲹱 or yuddha) the great war of the Bharatas; [neuter] (±Բ) the great narrative of the war of the Bh.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Ѳٲ (महाभार�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:�1) In the case of Poona. and Oppert. the parvans or parts of parvans have noot been marked. Jones. 401. 402. [Mackenzie Collection] 57. Cop. 99 (վṭaparvan). Io. 378. 465. 468. 497 -514. 546-48. W. p. 103-8. Oxf. 1. 2. 358^a ([fragmentary]). Bodl. 18 (Udyogaparvan and‰ڳdzԳٲ by Nīlakaṇṭha). Paris. (B 20. 213-20). Khn. 24 (and‰ڳdzԳٲ). B. 2, 60. 62. 64. Report. Xi. Ben. 57-63. Tu7b. 23 (Vanaparvan). Haug. 46 (Dānadharma and‰ڳdzԳٲ). Bik. 172 -182. ṭm. 1 (and‰ڳdzԳٲ). Pheh. 15 (Udyogaparvan). . 40 (and‰ڳdzԳٲ). Np. Iv, 8-22. 36, etc. Burnell. 180^a. Gu. 4 (Ā徱貹). Bh. 10-16. Bhr. 56 -67. 565. 566. Poona. 353-56. 359. 376-78. 381. 388. 468-540. 570. 614. 615. 617. 620. 630. 633. 662. Ii, 4. 11. 16. 17. 23. 34. 38. 86. 112-14. 130-40. 144. 161-68. 191-200. 221. 231. 266 -78. 280. 282-88. Jac. 697 (վṭaparvan). Taylor. 1, 60. 64. 167. Oppert. 5. 307. 583. 911. 1086. 1394. 1573. 1943. 2131. 2154. 2173. 2248. 2562. 2566. 2650. 2765. 2769. 2781. 2856. 2936. 2982. 3008. 3032. 3085. 3437. 3584. 3585. 3663. 3824. 4122. 4233. 4429. 4757. 4773. 4998. 5111. 5117. 5283. 5447. 5503. 5848. 5860. 5890. 6001. 6092. 6099. 6142. 6265. 6309. 6445. 6624. 6963. 7269-72. 7275. 7320. 7417. 7442. 7451. 7619. 8145. Ii, 21. 26. 29. 31. 34. 49. 52. 70. 126. 181. 201. 251. 261. 267. 268. 290. 303. 304. 307. 835. 965. 1371. 1419. 1506. 1536. 1677. 1788. 2138. 2233-36. 2252. 2272. 2302. 2457. 2490. 2506. 2507. 2531. 2538. 2556. 2570. 2577. 2610. 2789. 2845. 3038. 3041. 3043. 3044. 3072. 3079. 3228. 3453. 3458. 3464. 3465. 3481-83. 3532. 3540. 3549. 3668. 4257. 4258. 4261. 4263. 4269. 4273. 4281. 4304. 4336. 4342. 4346. 4353. 4362. 4373. 4834. 4987. 5551. 5726. 5727. 5731. 5763. 5802. 5867. 5981. 6029. 6200. 6203. 6211. 6222. 6223. 6251. 6364. 6372. 6430. 6466. 6490. 6516. 6683. 6734. 6770. 6800. 6818. 6828. 7125. 7172. 7175. 7489. 7490. 7493. 7497. 7505. 7514. 7595. 7678. 7750. 7788. 7826. 7967. 8511. 8518. 8616. 8619. 8625. 8626. 8635. 8648. 8671. 8679. 8688. 8757. 8818. 8824. 8911. 8946. 9074. 9640. 9736. 9738. 9789. 10289. 10359. Rice. 64. 66. Bp. 293 (Mokṣadharma). W. 1510-22. Proceed. Asb. 1869, 224 (վṭa- parvan). Verses from it are given by Kṣemendra. Śp. p. 88. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa] [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva] Padyāvalī.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Oppert. 2676. 2764. 2967. 5905. 6143. 6144. 6203. 7365. Ii, 27. 331. 351.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Ѳٲtilaka. Oppert. Ii, 4794.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Ѳٲnirvacana. Oppert. 6961.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Yakṣapraśna. Oppert. 7366.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Lakṣāvatāra. Oppert. 2932.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Bhāratārthadīpikā by Arjunamiśra. W. p. 104 -6. Oxf. 2^b. L. 2126. 2158. B. 2, 62. 64. Bh. 13. 15. Poona. 476. 483. 485.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Vyākhyāratnāvalī by Ānandapūrṇa Muni Vidyāsāgara. Burnell. 184. Bh. 15.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Vākyadīpikā by Caturbhuja Miśra. W. p. 104. 105. Bh. 13.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Jñānadīpikā by Devabodha. W. p. 105. L. 527. 3009. 3010. Bh. 13.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Gūḍhārthaprakāśikā by Nandakiśora. ūī貹ٳٰ. 67.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Nandanācārya. Burnell. 184^b (Mokṣadharma).
‰ڳdzԳٲ Bhāratārthaprakāśa by Nārāyaṇa Sarvajña. W. p. 105. 107. Oxf. 2^a. Burnell. 184^a. Bh. 13.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Bhāratabhāvadīpa by Nīlakaṇṭha Cāturdhara. Jones. 401. 402. Io. 378. 465. 468. 546-48. W. p. 106-8. 110. Oxf. 1. 2. L. 1199. B. 2, 62. Ben. 57-61. Np. Iv, 8-22. 36, etc. Bh. 10-12. Poona. 441. 477. 479. 486-91. 495. 496. 505-8. 511. 512. 519. 523-25. 538. 539. 620. 623. Ii, 34. 140. 163-68. 195. 221. 266. 270-78. 282-88. Oppert. Ii, 4335. 6786. W. 1510-22.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Paramānanda Bhaṭṭācārya. Burnell. 184^a (Mokṣadharma).
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Yajñanārāyaṇa. [Mackenzie Collection] 60. Burnell. 184^b. Oppert. Ii, 4835.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Ratnagarbha. B. 2, 64.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Prakāśinī or Virodhabhañjinī by Rāmakṛṣṇa. L. 2084-96. Burnell. 184^a.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Lakṣmaṇabhaṭṭa. Burnell. 184^a.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Durbodhapadabhañjinī by Vimalabodha. L. 3011. B. 2, 64. Ben. 63. Burnell. 184^a.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Vaiśampāyana. Burnell. 184^a. He quotes Devasvāmin.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Śrīnivāsācārya. Burnell. 184^a. Mahābhārate Gaṅgāmāhātmya. H. 30.
—NalopԲ q. v.
—īṣmstavarāja q. v.
—Viṣṇusahasranāman q. v.
—Śiٴdzٰ. Burnell. 202^a. Bp. 294.
屹ٰī. Paris. (B 95 b). Taylor. 1, 356. Oppert. 3664. 4431. Peters. 1, 117.
dzī첹ٳ. Ben. 53.
—HśԻDZԲ. Oppert. Ii, 2540. 9866.

Ѳٲ has the following synonyms: Bhārata.

2) Ѳٲ (महाभार�):—abridged by Caturbhujamiśra. Io. 470-72.

3) Ѳٲ (महाभार�):—Cu. Nn. 3. Cu. add. 2106 (parvan). 1540 (Udyogap.). 1542 (վṭap.). 1624 (ٰṇap.). Fl. 421 (p.). 422 Udyogap.). Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 66. Hz. 128 (ٰṇa and Udyoga). Io. 184. 378. 465. 468. 497-514. 546-48. 1907 (Ādip. with
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Arjunamiśra, p. with
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Devabodha). 1908 (Vanap. with
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Caturbhuja). 1909 (վṭap. with
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Caturbhuja, Udyogap. with
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Nārāyaṇa Sarvajña). 1910 (īṣmp. with
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Arjunamiśra). 1911 (ٰṇap. and ṇap. with a
‰ڳdzԳٲ). 1912 (Gadāp., Aiṣīkap., Viśokap., ٰīp., Rājap., Āpaddharma and‰ڳdzԳٲ). 1913 (Mokṣap. with
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Arjunamiśra), 1914 (Dānap. and Āśvamedhikap. with a
‰ڳdzԳٲ Mausalap., Āśramavāsikap., Sauptikap. with a
‰ڳdzԳٲ, Mahāprasthānikap., Svargārohaṇikap. with
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Nārāyaṇa Sarvajña). 2137 (Ādip., վṭap., īṣmp., and [fragmentary] of Dānap.). 2452-53 (Mokṣap. and Dānap.). 2744-51. 2767 (Udyogap.). 2768 (Vanap. inc.). 3130-39. 3155. 3156. 3239 (Ādip. [fragmentary]). Lund I (īṣmp.). Oudh. Xx, 20. 28. Xxi, 34. Peters. 4, 14 (dzṇa). Rgb. 112-17 (Vanap., Udyogap., Dānadharma). 167-70 (p., Udyogap., īṣmp., ٰṇap.). Stein 196.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Kūṭavyākhyā. Rgb. 171 (inc.).
‰ڳdzԳٲ Bhāratapadaprakāśa. Quoted by Hemādri in Dānakhaṇḍa p. 448.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Bhāratārthadīpikā by Arjunamiśra. Rgb. 169 (īṣmp.). Stein 196 (Dānadharma).
‰ڳdzԳٲ Vyākhyāratnāvalī by Ānandapūrṇa Muni. [Bhau Dāji Memorial] 93. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 67 (ŚԳپp.).
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Kuravi峾. Mentioned by him in his Viśvaguṇādarśaṭīkā, Hz. Extr. 57.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Vākyadīpikā by Caturbhuja. Rgb. 170 (ٰṇap.).
‰ڳdzԳٲ Jñānadīpikā by Devabodha. Oudh. Xx, 30. Xxii, 56. Rgb. 167. 168 (p., Udyogap.).
‰ڳdzԳٲ Bhāratabhāvadīpa by Nīlakaṇṭha. Cu. Nn. 3. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 66. 67. Io. 378. 465. 468. 546-48. 2744-51. 3130-39. 3155. 3156. Oudh. Xx, 28. Stein 196.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Viṣamaślokaṭīkā by Rāmakiṃkara Nyāyālaṃkāra. Io. 1411.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Ѳٲsaṃkṣepaṭīkā or Vyākhyāpradīpa by Rāmānuja. Io. 470.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Śrīnivāsa. Hz. 240 (). Mahābhārate Tīrthayātrā of Vanaparvan, with
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Nīlakaṇṭha. Io. 2569.
—Nⲹṇīy. Fl. 10.

4) Ѳٲ (महाभार�):—Ulwar 849.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Nīlakaṇṭha, son of Govinda. Ulwar 850.

5) Ѳٲ (महाभार�):—Bc 399-401. Ed. U. (13 Volumes). On a long scroll Ed. U. Tod 77 (8 Voll. Ѳٲ and Harivaṃśa). Ā徱貹. Ak 182. As p. 139. Bc 459. 501. Bd. 209. Cr. (inc.). Cs 4, 112. 121. 123 (inc.). 133. 157 (inc.). 160. Whish 65 (Paulomaparvan and Āstīkaparvan of the Ā徱貹).
. As p. 140. Bd. 210. Cs 4, 110 (inc.). 113. 121. 132 ([fragmentary]). 133. 145 (inc.). 161 (inc.). Whish 18.
Vana. Ak 183. 184. As p. 140. Bc 310. Bd. 168. 211 (inc.). Cs 4, 110 (inc.). 115. 124 (and C.). 132. 133. 162. Il (chapters 50-76). Tb. 38. Whish 62.
վṭa. Ak 187. As p. 140 (2 Mss.). Bc 194. Bd. 212 (inc.). Cr. Cs 4, 110. 111 (inc.). 115. 125. 128 (inc.). 133. 134 (and C.). 146. 155 (inc.). 163. 166 (inc.). L.. 133. 141. Whish 53. Thomas App. p. 256 (as far as 12, 7).
Udyoga. Ak 185. As p. 140. Cs 4, 110. 115. 121. 135 (and C.). 147. 152 (inc.). 156 (and C. inc.). 165. Hz. 795. L.. 134 (till 175, 42). Whish 84 A (1-94). 84 B (41-198).
īṣm. Ak 188. As p. 140. Bd. 213. Cs 4, 110. 127. 136. 147 (inc.). 164. Hz. 795.
ٰṇa. Ak 189. As p. 139. Bc 193. Cs 4, 110. 116. 126. 127. 131. 138 (inc.). 141. 142. 144 (inc.). 146. 159. Hz. 795. Whish 86 (1-34).
ṇa. Ak 190. 191. 192 (inc.). As p. 140. Bd. 214 (inc.). Cs 4, 110. 114. 126. 131. 137. 141. 167. Tb. 40.
Śⲹ. Ak 193 (and Gadā). As p. 140 (2 Mss.). Bc 194. Bd. 215. Cs 4, 110. 119. 126. 137. 167 (all 4 with Gadā). 308. L.. 135. Gadā Bd. 216. Cs 4, 308. L.. 140. Tb. 41.-Sauptika. Ak 194. As p. 140. Bc 194. Bd. 217. Cs 4, 119. 126. 137. 148. 167. 308. Aiṣīka. Ak 195. Bc 194. Bd. 170. L.. 136. Viśoka. Cs 4, 148.
ٰī. Ak 196. 197. As p. 140. Bc 194. Bd. 218. Cs 4, 110. 119. 126. 137. 148. 167. 171. 308.
ŚԳپ. Ak 198. Bd. 169. Cs 4, 110. 130. 131. 148 (inc.). Tb. 42. Rājadharma. As p. 139. Bd. 219. Cs 4, 120 (and C.). 148 ([fragmentary]). 168. Tb. 42. Āpaddharma. Bd. 220. Cs 4, 151. Mokṣadharma. Ak 200. As p. 140. Bd. 221. Cs 4, 120 (and C.). 150. 168.
ԳśԲ. Ak 201. 202. Bd. 222. Cr. Cs 4, 129 (inc.). Tb. 43. Dānadharma. Ak 199. As p. 139. Cs 4, 117. 118. 139 (and C. inc.). 149. 168. 169. L.. 142. Rep. p. 5.
ś. Ak 203. As p. 139. Bd. 223. 228 (Dharmayajña). Cs 4, 122. 129 (and C. inc.). 131. 140 (and C.). 153. 170. L.. 143. Whish 51.
Āś. Ak 204. As p. 139. Bd. 224. Cs 4, 110. 122. 129. 131. 172. Whish 51.
Mausala. Ak 205. 206. As p. 139. 140 (and C.). Bd. 225. Cs 4, 122. 129. 131. 140. 173. Whish 51.
ѲٳԲ. As p. 139. Bd. 226. Cs 4, 110. 122. 129. 131. 140. 173. Whish 51.-dzṇa. Ak 207. Bd. 227. Cs 4. 122. 131. 158 (inc.). 173. Whish 51. C. Mahābhāratārthapradīpikā by Arjunamiśra. Cs 4, 269 (complete). Ā徱貹. Cs 4, 413. Vana. Cs 4, 310. . Cs 4, 312. Udyoga. Cs 4, 311. Mokṣadharma. Hpr. 1, 295. An Epitome from his C. on the Vanaparvan. Tb. 39. C. Vyākhyāratnāvalī by Ānandapūrṇa Vidyāsāgara. Mokṣadharma. As p. 153. Cs 4, 168. Rājadharma. Cs 4, 168. Dānadharma. Cs 4, 168. C. by Caturdhara. Aiṣīka. Ak 195. C. by Nārāyaṇa Sarvajña. Anukramaṇikādhyāya only. Ak 180. C. Bhāratabhāvadīpa by Nīlakaṇṭha. Bc 399 -401 (on the whole Ѳٲ). Ed. U. (on the whole). Ā徱貹. Bc 281. Cs 4, 160. . Cs 4, 161 (inc.). Vana. Cs 4, 162. վṭa. Bd. 212. Cs 4, 115. 163. Udyoga. Cs 4, 115. 165. īṣm. Cs 4, 164. ṇa. Bd. 214. ٰī. Cs 4, 171. ԳśԲ. Bd. 222. Cr. Tb. 43. Dānadharma. Cs 4, 117. 169. ś. Cs 170. C. Bhāvārthaprakāśikā by Rāmakṛṣṇa. վṭaparvan. Hpr. 1, 334. C. Durbodhapadabhañjikā by Vimalabodha. Bd. 167. Cs 4, 175. Hz. 1220 (inc.).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ѳٲ (महाभार�):—[=] [from > mah] m. or n. (with or [scilicet] 󲹱, yuddha or any word signifying ‘battle�) the gr° war of the Bharatas, [Ѳٲ; Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] n. (with or [scilicet] Բ), ‘great narrative of the war of the Bh°s�, Name of the gr° epic poem in about 215, 000 lines describing the acts and contests of the sons of the two brothers Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu, descendants of Bharata, who were of the lunar line of kings reigning in the neighbourhood of Hastinā-pura (the poem consists of 18 books with a supplement called Hari-vaṃśa, the whole being attributed to the sage Vyāsa), [Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Ѳٲ] etc. ([Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 370 etc.])

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[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Mahabharata in Kannada glossary
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Ѳٲ (ಮಹಾಭಾರ�):—[noun] one of the two great epics of India written in Saṃskṛta, dealing mainly with the conflict between the Pāndavas and the Kauravas, which includes the Bhagavad-Gita.

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