<human>:  Where does the name of the epic, ‘The Mahabharata’, come from?
<bot>: The name of the epic comes from the Sanskrit word mahabharat, which means “great heroic epic”. The Mahabharata is a long poem that tells the story of the war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The Mahabharata is one of the longest poems in the world, and it is considered to be one of the greatest works of literature in the world.