Maguey
the Agave Americana, from which PULQUE (q. v.), pita flax, etc., are made.
MAGYARS. See HUNGARY.
MAHABHARATA (ma-hä-bhä'ra-ta), one of the two great epic poems of India, the other being the Ramayana. Its leading theme is the contest, perhaps, in the main, historic, between the Kurus and the Pandus, two dynasties of ancient India, both descended from Bharat, King of Hustinapoor. The discourse between Krishna and Urjoon on the eve of a battle constitutes the BHAGAVATGITA (q. v.). The roots of some portions of modern Hinduism are in the Mahabharata. The worship of Krishna, as one with Vishnu and the universe, has its origin here.