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摩訶婆羅多

简摩诃婆罗多 · 繁摩訶婆羅多

Mandarin · pinyin Mó hē pó luó duō

Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那 Luó mó yǎn nà, possibly originally c. 4th century BC

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摩: mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
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婆: pó · old woman; grandmother
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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
诃: hē · scold loudly, curse, abuse
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze

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2–1–2–2–1 · Mo2 he1 po2 luo2 duo1

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mo1 ho1 po4 lo4 do1

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the Mahabharata (Sanskrit epic)

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