mahabharata

«mahabharata» in Mova's school dictionary: a very long ancient poem from India, written in Sanskrit… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (the Mahabharata — a name)

meaning for a pupil

1) The Mahabharata is a very long ancient poem from India, written in Sanskrit, telling the story of a great war between two families of cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas. tree →

2) It is one of the holy books of Hinduism and contains many stories and teachings, including the Bhagavad Gita. tree →

sense in the lessons

In religious education lessons the Mahabharata is taught as a sacred Hindu text, full of lessons about duty, honesty, family and right and wrong; Hindus believe it teaches how to live a good life. In literature it is called an epic, like the Iliad, and is one of the longest poems ever written. Phrases: "the epic Mahabharata", "stories from the Mahabharata".

examples

• In RE we read a story from the Mahabharata about five brothers. tree →
• The Mahabharata is one of the longest poems in the world. tree →
• Priya's grandmother tells her stories from the Mahabharata at bedtime. tree →
• The Bhagavad Gita is a part of the Mahabharata. tree →
• The Mahabharata tells of a great battle between cousins. tree →
• Hindus believe the Mahabharata teaches about duty and doing what is right. tree →

note

It is a proper name, so it takes a capital letter and usually "the": the Mahabharata. Spelled in English in a few ways (Mahabharata, Mahābhārata). Do not confuse it with the Ramayana, the other great Hindu epic, which tells the story of Rama and Sita.

In the corpora

• The Hindu Mahabharata says one should never do to another what one regards as hurtful to oneself.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mahabharata» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.