मीमांसा
Sanskrit
Etymology
Desiderative stem of √man, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).
Noun
मीमांसा • (mīmāṃsā́) f
- profound thought, investigation, examination, discussion
- theory
- (philosophy, Hinduism) The name of one of the six great Indian philosophical systems, पूर्वमीमांसा (pūrvamīmāṃsā) is a system of ritualism concerned with the correct interpreation of Vedic ritual and text, and उत्तरमीमांसा (uttaramīmāṃsā) is a system practically the same as the वेदांत (vedāṃta).
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of मीमांसा (mīmāṃsā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मीमांसा mīmāṃsā́ |
मीमांसे mīmāṃsé |
मीमांसाः mīmāṃsā́ḥ |
| Vocative | मीमांसे mī́māṃse |
मीमांसे mī́māṃse |
मीमांसाः mī́māṃsāḥ |
| Accusative | मीमांसाम् mīmāṃsā́m |
मीमांसे mīmāṃsé |
मीमांसाः mīmāṃsā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | मीमांसया / मीमांसा¹ mīmāṃsáyā / mīmāṃsā́¹ |
मीमांसाभ्याम् mīmāṃsā́bhyām |
मीमांसाभिः mīmāṃsā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | मीमांसायै mīmāṃsā́yai |
मीमांसाभ्याम् mīmāṃsā́bhyām |
मीमांसाभ्यः mīmāṃsā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मीमांसायाः mīmāṃsā́yāḥ |
मीमांसाभ्याम् mīmāṃsā́bhyām |
मीमांसाभ्यः mīmāṃsā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मीमांसायाः mīmāṃsā́yāḥ |
मीमांसयोः mīmāṃsáyoḥ |
मीमांसानाम् mīmāṃsā́nām |
| Locative | मीमांसायाम् mīmāṃsā́yām |
मीमांसयोः mīmāṃsáyoḥ |
मीमांसासु mīmāṃsā́su |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899), “मीमांसा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 818.
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