mimaṃsa meaning in english

[Skt.] n. A discussion or disputation held to find out the truth regarding anything. pramanairarthavicarana, pramanamulaceta nijamugrahincadamu. Polemical divinity. Theological criticism. The name of one of the six great Indian philosophical systems, purva mimaṃsa is a system of ritualism.uttaramimaṃsa is a system practically the same as the vedantamu, jnanakanda. putrikaranamimaṃsa is a ‘treatise’ (or essay)…