महाभारत

See also: महाभारतः

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाभारत (mahābhārata, from महा- (mahā-, “great”) +‎ भारत (bhārat, “India, the land of the Bharatas”)).

Proper noun

महाभारत • (mahābhārat) m (Urdu spelling مہابھارت)

Mahabharata

Declension

Declension of महाभारत (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	महाभारत mahābhārat
oblique	महाभारत mahābhārat
vocative	महाभारत mahābhārat

Noun

महाभारत • (mahābhārat) m

(figurative) a war of epic proportions; a world war

Declension

Declension of महाभारत (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	महाभारत mahābhārat	महाभारत mahābhārat
oblique	महाभारत mahābhārat	महाभारतों mahābhāratõ
vocative	महाभारत mahābhārat	महाभारतो mahābhārato

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মহাভাৰত (Assamese script)
ᬫᬳᬵᬪᬵᬭᬢ (Balinese script)
মহাভারত (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰮𑰯𑰥𑰯𑰨𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀪𑀸𑀭𑀢 (Brahmi script)
မဟာဘာရတ (Burmese script)
મહાભારત (Gujarati script)
ਮਹਾਭਾਰਤ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦲꦴꦨꦴꦫꦠ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂯𑂰𑂦𑂰𑂩𑂞 (Kaithi script)
ಮಹಾಭಾರತ (Kannada script)
មហាភារត (Khmer script)
ມຫາຠາຣຕ (Lao script)
മഹാഭാരത (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘥𑘰𑘨𑘝 (Modi script)
ᠮᠠᠾᠠᢗᠪᠾᠠᢗᠷᠠᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧎𑧑𑧅𑧑𑧈𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑐴𑐵𑐨𑐵𑐬𑐟 (Newa script)
ମହାଭାରତ (Odia script)
ꢪꢲꢵꢩꢵꢬꢡ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆲𑆳𑆨𑆳𑆫𑆠 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖮𑖯𑖥𑖯𑖨𑖝 (Siddham script)
මහාභාරත (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑪂𑩛𑩳𑩛𑩼𑩫 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚩𑚭𑚡𑚭𑚤𑚙 (Takri script)
மஹாப⁴ாரத (Tamil script)
మహాభారత (Telugu script)
มหาภารต (Thai script)
མ་ཧཱ་བྷཱ་ར་ཏ (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒯𑒰𑒦𑒰𑒩𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨱𑨊𑨡𑨊𑨫𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of महत् (mahat, “great”) +‎ भारत (bhārata, “the story of the Bharatas and their wars”)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑ́ː.bʱɑː.ɾɐ.tɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑːˈbʱɑː.ɾɐ.t̪ɐ/

Noun

महाभारत • (mahā́bhārata) stem, m or n

Mahabharata

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महाभारत (mahā́bhārata)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महाभारतः mahā́bhārataḥ	महाभारतौ / महाभारता¹ mahā́bhāratau / mahā́bhāratā¹	महाभारताः / महाभारतासः¹ mahā́bhāratāḥ / mahā́bhāratāsaḥ¹
Vocative	महाभारत máhābhārata	महाभारतौ / महाभारता¹ máhābhāratau / máhābhāratā¹	महाभारताः / महाभारतासः¹ máhābhāratāḥ / máhābhāratāsaḥ¹
Accusative	महाभारतम् mahā́bhāratam	महाभारतौ / महाभारता¹ mahā́bhāratau / mahā́bhāratā¹	महाभारतान् mahā́bhāratān
Instrumental	महाभारतेन mahā́bhāratena	महाभारताभ्याम् mahā́bhāratābhyām	महाभारतैः / महाभारतेभिः¹ mahā́bhārataiḥ / mahā́bhāratebhiḥ¹
Dative	महाभारताय mahā́bhāratāya	महाभारताभ्याम् mahā́bhāratābhyām	महाभारतेभ्यः mahā́bhāratebhyaḥ
Ablative	महाभारतात् mahā́bhāratāt	महाभारताभ्याम् mahā́bhāratābhyām	महाभारतेभ्यः mahā́bhāratebhyaḥ
Genitive	महाभारतस्य mahā́bhāratasya	महाभारतयोः mahā́bhāratayoḥ	महाभारतानाम् mahā́bhāratānām
Locative	महाभारते mahā́bhārate	महाभारतयोः mahā́bhāratayoḥ	महाभारतेषु mahā́bhārateṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of महाभारत (mahā́bhārata)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महाभारतम् mahā́bhāratam	महाभारते mahā́bhārate	महाभारतानि / महाभारता¹ mahā́bhāratāni / mahā́bhāratā¹
Vocative	महाभारत máhābhārata	महाभारते máhābhārate	महाभारतानि / महाभारता¹ máhābhāratāni / máhābhāratā¹
Accusative	महाभारतम् mahā́bhāratam	महाभारते mahā́bhārate	महाभारतानि / महाभारता¹ mahā́bhāratāni / mahā́bhāratā¹
Instrumental	महाभारतेन mahā́bhāratena	महाभारताभ्याम् mahā́bhāratābhyām	महाभारतैः / महाभारतेभिः¹ mahā́bhārataiḥ / mahā́bhāratebhiḥ¹
Dative	महाभारताय mahā́bhāratāya	महाभारताभ्याम् mahā́bhāratābhyām	महाभारतेभ्यः mahā́bhāratebhyaḥ
Ablative	महाभारतात् mahā́bhāratāt	महाभारताभ्याम् mahā́bhāratābhyām	महाभारतेभ्यः mahā́bhāratebhyaḥ
Genitive	महाभारतस्य mahā́bhāratasya	महाभारतयोः mahā́bhāratayoḥ	महाभारतानाम् mahā́bhāratānām
Locative	महाभारते mahā́bhārate	महाभारतयोः mahā́bhāratayoḥ	महाभारतेषु mahā́bhārateṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Tamil: மகாபாரதம் (makāpāratam)
→ Telugu: మహాభారతము (mahābhāratamu)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “महाभारत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 798/2.

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