History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.12
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.12
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The foregoing brief discussion shows that long before the Upaniṣads the word 'mīmāṁsā' had come to mean 'investigation into a topic of discussion and coming to a conclusion thereon'. The same word acquired a restricted sense (as in the verse of Yāj. quoted above) viz. investigation into Dharma and arriving at conclusions on doubtful matters by interpretation and reasoning.