[mān-vicāre svārthe san a] 1 Deep reflection, inquiry, examina- tion, investigation; rasagaṃgādharanāmnīṃ karoti kutukena kāvyamīmāṃsāṃ R. G.; saiṣā ānaṃdasya mīmāṃsā bhavati Tait. Up.; so dattakaº, alaṃkāraº &c.

2 N. of one of [Page0867-b+ 56] the six chief darsanas or systems of Indian philosophy. (It was originally divided into two sys- tems: the pūrvamīmāṃsā or karmamīmāṃsā founded by Jaimini, and the uttara-...