मीमांसा

मीमांसा

Sanskrit

Etymology

Desiderative stem of √man, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

Noun

मीमांसा • (mīmāṃsā́) f

1. profound thought, investigation, examination, discussion
2. theory
3. (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
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “मीमांसा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 818.