= ಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 1.

profound thought, investigation, examination, discussion.

the art or science of all specialised literary uses of language in prose or verse, including the figures of speech; rhetorics.

one of the six broad divisions of orthodox philosophy of India, viz. Pūrva-Mimāse, the one propounded by Jaimini, dealing mainly with the correct interpretation of Vedic ritual and text.