These rules were first formulated in a systematic manner by the sage jaimini in what is known as the jaimini sutras mima. A sutra may thus be defined as the shortest in form with the largest meaning possible. We have secondly kalachakra dasas and thelongevity given by them. Jaimini sutras download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Ebook jaimini sutras as pdf download portable document format. This book gives a practical approach to jaimini predictions. According to tradition, sage jaimini was one of the disciples of sage veda vyasa, the author of the mahabharata. It forms the basis of mimamsa, the earliest of the six orthodox schools of indian philosophy. Jaimini sutras part 1 contents preliminary observations. Satras 1523 dealing with holika or otherwise called the 27 theory of general revelation. Jaimini holds that the meaning of sanskrit words is. Motilal banarsidass publishe, 1999 mimamsa 252 pages. Purva mimamsa and vedanta jaimini is said to be the author of the original mimamsa sutras dating back to around 400 b. The mimamsa sutra of jaimini by jaimini, 1923, panini office edition, in english.
Jaimini, through his great sympathy and love for the people, framed these sutras and they have to be interpreted on certain principles which the sanskrit writers have laid down for our guidance and education. Jaimini is the disciple of vyasa, and besides being a writer of various treatises and the epic jaimini bharata, he is the famous author of poorva mimamsa sastra, and these able aphorisms in astrology called after his name as the jaiminisutras. We do not know if there is any other language in this world which has anything like the sutras. Publication date 1923 topics mimamsa publisher allahabad panini office collection robarts. Of these adhikaranas there are in the sutra in madhava.
Jaimini sutras have been interpreted differently by scholars and thus the practical use is difficult. The mimamsa sutra of jaimini 1923 edition open library. In the various branches of the sanskrit sciences the sutras are a wonder of sanskrit literature. Unlike the nyaya system where only four methods of knowledge.
The varttika critical gloss that he wrote was commented the aim of mimamsa is to give rules for the interpretation of the vedas, the earliest scriptures of hinduism, and to provide a philosophical justification for the observance of vedic ritual. Geneology of adhyaya 2, pada 3chapter 2, part 3 sthira dasas, navamsa dasas. Introduction to the mimamsa sutras of jaimini download. The mimamsa sutra written by rishi jaimini is one of the most important ancient hindu philosophical texts. The mimamsa sutra or the purva mimamsa sutras, written by rishi jaimini is one of the most important ancient hindu philosophical texts. Jaimini sutras start download portable document format pdf and ebooks. Jaimini did not invent the teachings, but for the first time reduced to writing the traditional interpretations that had for centuries been handed down orally through disciplic successions. The brevity of a sutra is its distinguishing feature, and it can easily be committed to memory even by the ordinary students.