mīmāṃsā | मीमांसा | mImAMsA
mīmāṃsā/ | मीमांसा/ | f. profound thought or reflection or Consideration, investigation, examination, discussion, ŚBr.; TĀr.
theory (cf. kāvya-m˚ | काव्य-म्˚ |)
‘examination of the Vedic text’, N. of one of the 3 great divisions of orthodox Hindū philosophy (divided into 2 systems, viz. the Pūrva-mīmāṃsā or Karma-mīmāṃsā by Jaimini, concerning itself chiefly with the correct interpretation of Vedic ritual and text, and usually called the Mīmāṃsā; and the Uttara-mīmāṃsā or Brahma-mīmāṃsā or Śārīraka-mīmāṃsā by Bādarāyaṇa, commonly styled the Vedānta and dealing chiefly with the nature of Brahmă or the one universal Spirit), IW. 46; 98 &c.
theory (cf. kāvya-m˚ | काव्य-म्˚ |)
‘examination of the Vedic text’, N. of one of the 3 great divisions of orthodox Hindū philosophy (divided into 2 systems, viz. the Pūrva-mīmāṃsā or Karma-mīmāṃsā by Jaimini, concerning itself chiefly with the correct interpretation of Vedic ritual and text, and usually called the Mīmāṃsā; and the Uttara-mīmāṃsā or Brahma-mīmāṃsā or Śārīraka-mīmāṃsā by Bādarāyaṇa, commonly styled the Vedānta and dealing chiefly with the nature of Brahmă or the one universal Spirit), IW. 46; 98 &c.