(n)(Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families, Syn.Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum
(n)a vicious sectarian organization in Pakistan that persecutes Shiite Muslims and collaborates with al-Qaeda to attack foreigners and to disrupt the government of Pakistan
(n)a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam, Syn.Wahabi
{ ‖‖ } n. [ Skr. mahābhārata. ] (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 ]
n. [ Ar. wahābi. ] A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Islam. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India. [ Written also Wahaby. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[摩诃婆罗多 / 摩訶婆羅多, Mó hē pó luó duō, ㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄛ]Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after Rāmāyana 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那, possibly originally c. 4th century BC; contains many reference to people and lands in central Asia called China[Add to Longdo]