महाभारत

See also: महाभारतः

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाभारत (mahābhārata).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.ɦɑː.bʱɑː.ɾət̪/, [mɐ.ɦäː.bʱäː.ɾɐt̪]

Proper noun

महाभारत • (mahābhārat) f (Urdu spelling مہابھارت)

1. Mahabharata

Declension

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

	singular
direct	महाभारत mahābhārat
oblique	महाभारत mahābhārat
vocative	महाभारत mahābhārat

Noun

महाभारत • (mahābhārat) f

1. (figurative) a war of epic proportions; a great war

Declension

Declension of महाभारत (fem cons-stem)

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

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाभारत (mahābhārata). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘦𑘮𑘰𑘥𑘰𑘨𑘝 (mahābhārata). By surface analysis, महा- (mahā-, “great”) +‎ भारत (bhārat, “Bharat, the land of the Bharatas”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ɦa.bʱa.ɾət̪/, [mʱa.bʱa.ɾət̪]
• Rhymes: -ət̪
• Hyphenation: म‧हा‧भा‧रत

Proper noun

महाभारत • (mahābhārat) n

1. (Hinduism) Mahabharata, an ancient Sanskrit epic

Noun

महाभारत • (mahābhārat) n

1. (figuratively) a conflict of epic proportions

Declension

Declension of महाभारत (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	महाभारत mahābhārat
direct plural	महाभारते, महाभारतं mahābhārte, mahābhārta
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	महाभारत mahābhārat		महाभारते, महाभारतं mahābhārte, mahābhārta
oblique सामान्यरूप	महाभारता mahābhārtā		महाभारतां- mahābhārtān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	महाभारताला mahābhārtālā		महाभारतांना mahābhārtānnā
ergative	महाभारताने, महाभारतानं mahābhārtāne, mahābhārtāna		महाभारतांनी mahābhārtānnī
instrumental	महाभारताशी mahābhārtāśī		महाभारतांशी mahābhārtānśī
locative सप्तमी	महाभारतात mahābhārtāt		महाभारतांत mahābhārtāt
vocative संबोधन	महाभारता mahābhārtā		महाभारतांनो mahābhārtānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of महाभारत (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	महाभारताचा mahābhārtāċā	महाभारताचे mahābhārtāċe	महाभारताची mahābhārtācī	महाभारताच्या mahābhārtācā	महाभारताचे, महाभारताचं mahābhārtāċe, mahābhārtāċa	महाभारताची mahābhārtācī	महाभारताच्या mahābhārtācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	महाभारतांचा mahābhārtānċā	महाभारतांचे mahābhārtānċe	महाभारतांची mahābhārtāñcī	महाभारतांच्या mahābhārtāncā	महाभारतांचे, महाभारतांचं mahābhārtānċe, mahābhārtānċa	महाभारतांची mahābhārtāñcī	महाभारतांच्या mahābhārtāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “महाभारत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “महाभारत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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 महा (mahā́, “great”) +‎ भारत (bhā́rata, “the story of the Bharatas and their wars”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.bʱɑ́ː.ɾɐ.tɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɑː.bʱɑː.ɾɐ.t̪ɐ/

Noun

म॒हा॒भार॑त • (mahābhā́rata) stem, n or m

1. Mahabharata

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of म॒हा॒भार॑त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	म॒हा॒भार॑तम् (mahābhā́ratam)	म॒हा॒भार॑ते (mahābhā́rate)	म॒हा॒भार॑तानि (mahābhā́ratāni) म॒हा॒भार॑ता¹ (mahābhā́ratā¹)
accusative	म॒हा॒भार॑तम् (mahābhā́ratam)	म॒हा॒भार॑ते (mahābhā́rate)	म॒हा॒भार॑तानि (mahābhā́ratāni) म॒हा॒भार॑ता¹ (mahābhā́ratā¹)
instrumental	म॒हा॒भार॑तेन (mahābhā́ratena)	म॒हा॒भार॑ताभ्याम् (mahābhā́ratābhyām)	म॒हा॒भार॑तैः (mahābhā́rataiḥ) म॒हा॒भार॑तेभिः¹ (mahābhā́ratebhiḥ¹)
dative	म॒हा॒भार॑ताय (mahābhā́ratāya)	म॒हा॒भार॑ताभ्याम् (mahābhā́ratābhyām)	म॒हा॒भार॑तेभ्यः (mahābhā́ratebhyaḥ)
ablative	म॒हा॒भार॑तात् (mahābhā́ratāt)	म॒हा॒भार॑ताभ्याम् (mahābhā́ratābhyām)	म॒हा॒भार॑तेभ्यः (mahābhā́ratebhyaḥ)
genitive	म॒हा॒भार॑तस्य (mahābhā́ratasya)	म॒हा॒भार॑तयोः (mahābhā́ratayoḥ)	म॒हा॒भार॑तानाम् (mahābhā́ratānām)
locative	म॒हा॒भार॑ते (mahābhā́rate)	म॒हा॒भार॑तयोः (mahābhā́ratayoḥ)	म॒हा॒भार॑तेषु (mahābhā́rateṣu)
vocative	महा॑भारत (máhābhārata)	महा॑भारते (máhābhārate)	महा॑भारतानि (máhābhāratāni) महा॑भारता¹ (máhābhāratā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Masculine a-stem declension of म॒हा॒भार॑त

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	म॒हा॒भार॑तः (mahābhā́rataḥ)	म॒हा॒भार॑तौ (mahābhā́ratau) म॒हा॒भार॑ता¹ (mahābhā́ratā¹)	म॒हा॒भार॑ताः (mahābhā́ratāḥ) म॒हा॒भार॑तासः¹ (mahābhā́ratāsaḥ¹)
accusative	म॒हा॒भार॑तम् (mahābhā́ratam)	म॒हा॒भार॑तौ (mahābhā́ratau) म॒हा॒भार॑ता¹ (mahābhā́ratā¹)	म॒हा॒भार॑तान् (mahābhā́ratān)
instrumental	म॒हा॒भार॑तेन (mahābhā́ratena)	म॒हा॒भार॑ताभ्याम् (mahābhā́ratābhyām)	म॒हा॒भार॑तैः (mahābhā́rataiḥ) म॒हा॒भार॑तेभिः¹ (mahābhā́ratebhiḥ¹)
dative	म॒हा॒भार॑ताय (mahābhā́ratāya)	म॒हा॒भार॑ताभ्याम् (mahābhā́ratābhyām)	म॒हा॒भार॑तेभ्यः (mahābhā́ratebhyaḥ)
ablative	म॒हा॒भार॑तात् (mahābhā́ratāt)	म॒हा॒भार॑ताभ्याम् (mahābhā́ratābhyām)	म॒हा॒भार॑तेभ्यः (mahābhā́ratebhyaḥ)
genitive	म॒हा॒भार॑तस्य (mahābhā́ratasya)	म॒हा॒भार॑तयोः (mahābhā́ratayoḥ)	म॒हा॒भार॑तानाम् (mahābhā́ratānām)
locative	म॒हा॒भार॑ते (mahābhā́rate)	म॒हा॒भार॑तयोः (mahābhā́ratayoḥ)	म॒हा॒भार॑तेषु (mahābhā́rateṣu)
vocative	महा॑भारत (máhābhārata)	महा॑भारतौ (máhābhāratau) महा॑भारता¹ (máhābhāratā¹)	महा॑भारताः (máhābhāratāḥ) महा॑भारतासः¹ (máhābhāratāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: महाभारत (mahābhārat)
• → Kannada: ಮಹಾಭಾರತ (mahābhārata)
• → Malayalam: മഹാഭാരതം (mahābhārataṁ)
• → Marathi: महाभारत (mahābhārat)
• → 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.