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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sabara Bhashya on Mimamsa Sutras | 1 |
| Shabara Bhashya on the Mimamsa Sutras canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shabara Bhashya on the Mimamsa Sutras Context triple: [Shabara Svamin, workTitle, Shabara Bhashya on the Mimamsa Sutras]
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Brahma Sutra Bhashya
Brahma Sutra Bhashya is Adi Shankaracharya’s influential commentary on the Brahma Sutras that systematically expounds the non-dualistic philosophy of Advaita Vedanta.
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Sri Bhashya
Sri Bhashya is Ramanujacharya’s authoritative Sanskrit commentary on the Brahma Sutras, foundational to the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta philosophy.
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Mahābhāṣya Dīpikā
Mahābhāṣya Dīpikā is an influential Sanskrit grammatical commentary by the philosopher-linguist Bhartṛhari on Patañjali’s Mahābhāṣya.
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Nyayabhashya
Nyayabhashya is an influential ancient Indian philosophical commentary that systematizes and explains the foundational texts of the Nyaya school of logic.
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Brahma Sutra Bhashya (Madhvacharya)
Brahma Sutra Bhashya (Madhvacharya) is the influential Dvaita Vedanta commentary by Madhvacharya on the Brahma Sutras, articulating his dualistic interpretation of the relationship between God, souls, and the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Shabara Bhashya on the Mimamsa Sutras Target entity description: 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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A.
Brahma Sutra Bhashya
Brahma Sutra Bhashya is Adi Shankaracharya’s influential commentary on the Brahma Sutras that systematically expounds the non-dualistic philosophy of Advaita Vedanta.
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B.
Sri Bhashya
Sri Bhashya is Ramanujacharya’s authoritative Sanskrit commentary on the Brahma Sutras, foundational to the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta philosophy.
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C.
Mahābhāṣya Dīpikā
Mahābhāṣya Dīpikā is an influential Sanskrit grammatical commentary by the philosopher-linguist Bhartṛhari on Patañjali’s Mahābhāṣya.
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D.
Nyayabhashya
Nyayabhashya is an influential ancient Indian philosophical commentary that systematizes and explains the foundational texts of the Nyaya school of logic.
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E.
Brahma Sutra Bhashya (Madhvacharya)
Brahma Sutra Bhashya (Madhvacharya) is the influential Dvaita Vedanta commentary by Madhvacharya on the Brahma Sutras, articulating his dualistic interpretation of the relationship between God, souls, and the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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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linked to:
Mīmāṃsā school
Purva Mimamsa ⓘ
linked to:
Purva Mimamsa Sutras
|
| 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 ⓘ |
| commentaryOnWorkBy | Jaimini ⓘ |
| explainsWorkOf | Jaimini ⓘ |
| 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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linked to:
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
Prabhakara Mishra ⓘ 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
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linked to:
South Asia
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| 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 ⓘ |
| transmission | preserved in traditional Mimamsa lineages ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor |
Kumarila Bhatta’s commentaries
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Prabhakara school exegesis ⓘ |
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