Mahabharatam

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mahabarata \Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta\, Mahabharatam \Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam\, n.
     [Skr. mah[=a]bh[=a]rata.] (Hinduism)
     A celebrated sacred epic poem of the Hindus, written in
     Sanskrit. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to a
     history, in many episodes, of a civil war between two
     dynasties of ancient India.


  
     Syn: Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Mahabharatam
       n : (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in
           many episodes with the struggle between two rival
           families [syn: {Mahabharata}, {Mahabharatum}]