Shabara Bhashya on the Mimamsa Sutras
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Shabara Bhashya on the Mimamsa Sutras is an influential early Sanskrit commentary that systematically explains and interprets the Purva Mimamsa Sutras, forming a foundational text for the Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical text
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Mimamsa text ⓘ Sanskrit commentary ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| addresses |
classification of primary and secondary Vedic injunctions
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criteria for interpreting conflicting Vedic texts ⓘ nature of apurva (unseen potency of ritual) ⓘ relation between words and meaning ⓘ status of the Vedas as eternal and authorless ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool |
Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy
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Purva Mimamsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Veda as independent means of knowledge
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dharma as that which is known from the Veda ⓘ |
| citedBy | later Vedanta commentators ⓘ |
| citedFor | principles of scriptural interpretation ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Purva Mimamsa Sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOnWorkBy | Jaimini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explainsWorkOf | Jaimini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Vedic exegesis
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dharma as understood in Mimamsa ⓘ hermeneutics of the Vedas ⓘ ritual interpretation ⓘ |
| genre | bhashya ⓘ |
| importance |
key source for reconstructing early Mimamsa doctrine
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major witness to classical Sanskrit philosophical prose ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kumarila Bhatta
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Prabhakara Mishra NERFINISHED ⓘ later Mimamsa sub-schools ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
realist (in Mimamsa sense)
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ritualist ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
authoritative commentary in the Mimamsa tradition
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foundational text for the Mimamsa school ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
departments of Indian philosophy in universities
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traditional Sanskrit pathashalas ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
classification of Vedic sentences
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epistemology of Vedic authority ⓘ interpretation of Vedic injunctions ⓘ ritual performance and its results ⓘ theory of duty (dharma) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early centuries CE (exact date uncertain) ⓘ |
| tradition | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | preserved in traditional Mimamsa lineages ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor |
Kumarila Bhatta’s commentaries
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Prabhakara school exegesis ⓘ |
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