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Mīmāmsa Sūtras

- by Sage Jaimini

॥ महर्षि जैमिनि प्रणीतं कर्ममीमांसादर्शनम् ॥

(Translated by Madhukrishna Sudhindra)

Mīmāmsa Sūtra 01.01.01
athāto dharmajijñāsā ॥1॥
Now, therefore, the inquiry into dharma begins.
Mīmāmsa Sūtra 01.01.02
codanālakṣaṇo'rtho dharmaḥ ॥2॥
Dharma is that which is characterized by an impelling force.
Mīmāmsa Sūtra 01.01.03
tasya nimittaparīṣṭiḥ ॥3॥
His examination of omens.
Mīmāmsa Sūtra 01.01.04
satsamprayoge puruṣasyendriyāṇāṃ buddhijanma tatpratyakṣamanimittaṃ vidyamānopalambhanatvāt ॥4॥
Direct perception arises when the senses of a person come into contact with an existent object; this cognition is direct, not caused by anything else, because it apprehends what is present.
Mīmāmsa Sūtra 01.01.05
śrautpattikastu śabdasya arthena sambandhaḥ। tasya jñānam upadeśaḥ avyatirekaḥ ca arthe anupalabdhe। tat pramāṇam bādarāyaṇasya anapekṣatvāt ॥5॥
But, according to Bādarāyaṇa, the connection between a word and its meaning is established by śruti; knowledge of this connection arises from instruction, non-separation, and when the meaning is not otherwise perceived. This alone is the means of knowledge, since it does not depend on anything else.
Mīmāmsa Sūtra 01.01.06

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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First chapter, first section (॥प्रथमोऽध्यायः प्रथमः पादः॥).