pūrvamīmāṃsā | पूर्वमीमांसा | pUrvamImAMsA
pūrva—mīmāṃsā | पूर्व—मीमांसा | f. ‘inquiry into or interpretation of the first or Mantra portion of the Veda’, N. of the system of philosophy attributed to Jaimini (as opp. to uttara-m˚ | उत्तर-म्˚ |, which is an inquiry into the later or Upaniṣad portion; the pūrva-m˚ | पूर्व-म्˚ | is generally called ṭe | टे | M˚, and in interpreting the Vedic text discusses the doctrine of the eternity of sound identified with Brahma, IW. 98 &c.)
N. of wk. of Soma-nātha
N. of wk. of Soma-nātha