Definition of MIMAMSA
: an orthodox Hindu philosophy concerned with the interpretation of Vedic texts and literature and comprising one part dealing with the earlier writings concerned with right practice and another part dealing with the later writings concerned with right thought
called also respectively
Purva Mimamsa, Uttara Mimamsa
Word History
Etymology
Sanskrit mīmāṁsā, literally, reflection, investigation, from manyate he thinks
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“Mimamsa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mimamsa. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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