1. mīmāṃsā
mImA MsA/ f. profound thought or reflection or Consideration, investigation, examination, discussion, ŚBr. ; TĀr.
The corpus record — Sanskrit
mīmāṃsā
mImA MsA/ f. profound thought or reflection or Consideration, investigation, examination, discussion, ŚBr. ; TĀr.
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Where it lives
- Taittiriya Upanisad 3 · 5.66/10k
- Chandogya Upanisad 1 · 0.21/10k
- Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 1 · 0.13/10k
What it meant — Monier-Williams
2. mīmāṃsā
theory ( cf. kāvyam)
3. mīmāṃsā
‘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.
In the wild
- mīmāṃsā Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_1,5.22
- mīmāṃsāṃ Chandogya Upanisad chup_5,11.1
- mīmāṃsā Taittiriya Upanisad TaittU_2,8.1
- mīmāṃsā Taittiriya Upanisad TaittU_2,8.5
- mīmāṃsā Taittiriya Upanisad TaittU_2,8.5
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