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one of two classical Hindu epics; a great collection of poetry worked into and around a central heroic narrative (eight times as large as the Iliad and Odyssey combined)

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  1. n. one of two classical Hindu epics; a great collection of poetry worked into and around a central heroic narrative (eight times as large as the Iliad and Odyssey combined)
  2. n (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families