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In Hinduism
Mīmāṃsā (school of philosophy)
: The Purva Mimamsa: Indian PhilosophyPurva Mimamsa Sutra (पूर्� मीमांस� सूत्�); The foundational text of Purva Mimamsa (पूर्� मीमांस�). It was composed by Jaimini (जैमिनि) but contains the views of many earlier sages.

Mimamsa (मीमांस�, īṃs) refers to one of the six orthodox Hindu schools of philosophy, emphasizing the nature of dharma and the philosophy of language. The literature in this school is also known for its in-depth study of ritual actions and social duties.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismThe Mimamsa Sutra (written by Rishi Jaimini) is one of the most important ancient Hindu philosophical texts. It forms the basis of Mimamsa, the earliest of the six orthodox schools (darshanas) of Indian philosophy. According to tradition, sage Jaimini was one of the disciples of sage Veda Vyasa, the author of Mahabharata.
The work is divided in to twelve adhyayas (chapters), which are further divided in to sixty padas (sections). The text provides rules for the interpretation of the Vedas and also provides philosophical justifications for the observance of Vedic rituals, by offering meaning and significance of Vedic rituals to attain Moksha.
Commentaries include: Śabara Bhāṣya written by Śābara.
etymology: The Mimamsa Sutra (Sanskrit: मीमांस� सूत्�, Mīmāṃsā Sūtra) or the Purva Mimamsa Sutras (ca. 300-200 BCE[1]).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryīṃsūٰ (मीमांसासूत्र).—Name of the 12 books of aphorisms by Jaimini.
Derivable forms: īṃsūٰ (मीमांसासूत्रम्).
īṃsūٰ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms īṃs and ūٰ (सूत्�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) īṃsūٰ (मीमांसासूत्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Jaimini. Io. 1. W. p. 175. Hall. p. 169. K. 108. Ben. 88. 90. 92. 102. 125. Bik. 550. . 16. Haug. 42. Oppert. 2834. 3912. Rice. 124.
‰ڳdzԳٲ W. p. 76. Paris. (B 134). Ben. 87. Oppert. Ii, 2244. 4728. 5943. Rice. 126.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Nyāyaratna. Hall. p. 182.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Phalavatī. Burnell. 82^a.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Karavinda. Mentioned Hall. p. 169.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Bṛhatī by Prabhākara Guru. Hall. p. 169 ([fragmentary]).
‰ڳdzԳٲ Śāstradīpikā by Prabhākara a pupil of Viśvanātha. Hall. p. 181. Rice. 126. Compare Prabhākaraīṃs ūī貹ٳٰ. 51.
‰ڳdzԳٲ īṃsūٰdīdhiti or Nyāyāvalīdīdhiti by Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī. Io. 1458 ([fragmentary]). Hall. p. 182. L. 1991. K. 110. Ben. 86. 87. 105. 112 (3). 115-18. 123. 126. 128.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Tantraśikhāmaṇi (q. v.) by Rājacūḍāmaṇi.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Prakāśikā by Rāmakṛṣṇa. Hall. p. 181.
‰ڳdzԳٲ by Vallabhācārya (on 2, 1, 1-4). Hall. p. 208. Peters. 3, 391 ([fragmentary]).
—[sub-commentary] by Yadupati. P. 12. Peters. 3, 391.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Nyāyabindu by Vaidyanātha, son of Rāmacandra. K. 108. Hall. p. 183. For other commentaries consult the preceding works, and besides the Tantraratna and Śāstradīpikā by Pārthasārathi, the Bhāṭṭacintāmaṇi by Viśveśvara, the Bhāṭṭadīpikā by Khaṇḍadeva, the Śāstramālā by Kamalākara, the Jaiminīyanyāyamālāvistara, etc.
īṃsūٰ has the following synonyms: Jaiminiūٰ.
2) īṃsūٰ (मीमांसासूत्र):—by Jaimini. Ulwar 341.
‰ڳdzԳٲ Mīmāṃsābhāṣya by Śabarasvāmin. Ulwar 342.
3) īṃsūٰ (मीमांसासूत्र):—by Jaimini. As p. 68. Cs 3, 180. 205 (11. 12, and also the latter part of 12). 209 (inc). Hz. 867 (12). C. Bṛhatī by Prabhākara. As p. 118. C. Nyāyabindu by Vaidyanātha, son of Rāmacandra. As p. 98. Cs 3, 189. C. Mīmaṃsāūٰdīdhiti by Rāghavānanda Sarasvatī. Cs 3, 215 (4-9, 4, 1). Ed. U. Tb. 76 (1-4). C. īṃsūٰbhāṣya by Śabarasvāmin. Bc 204 (2. 3. 6). Cs 3, 200 (4, 1). 201 (11. 12). 205 (11. 12). 211. (1, 2). 212 (a part of 2). 216 (3, 2-4. 6. 7. 8-11). 217 (a part of 3). 218. (4-9). 219 (9. 10). 220 (6). 221 (7). 222 (10). C. Ṛjuvimalā Pañcikā by Śālikanātha. Ak 735 (1, 2-4. 9, 1. 2. 10, 1. 2). Peters. 5 p. 182 (1. 9. 10).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryīṃsūٰ (मीमांसासूत्र):—[=īṃs-ūٰ] [from īṃs > mīmāṃsaka] n. (= jaimini-s) Name of the 12 books of aphorisms by Jaimini (See above)
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