1) Battle of panipat 2) Historic town north of Delhi 3) Pitched battle 
==History== According to the legend, Panipat was one of the five cities (prasthas) founded by the Pandava brothers during the times of the Mahabharata; its historic name being Panduprastha. Panipat was the scene of three pivotal battles in the Indian history. Panipat is first recorded in the Mahabharata as one of the 5 villages that the Pandavas d...
[n] - battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761
battle of Panipat noun battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761