Mimamsa Sutra of Jaimini : Text With Translation in English and Notes
Contents: Editors note. Preface. Abbreviations. Transliteration chart. 1. The law of Dharma. 2. The law of action. 3. The law of action. 4. Action, motive and the soul. 5. Krama and the method of interpretation. 6. The problem of action. 7. The method of interpretation. 8. The method of interpretation: the law of action. 9. Sacrifice and the intellect: the method of interpretation. 10. The method of interpretation: desire, purpose and action. 11. Action, effort and result: the method of interpretation. 12. Sacrifice and intelligence: the instinct of creation. Appendices: i. Rtvij Priests. ii. Jyotistoma. Glossary. Index.
"This book explains law of dharma , law of action, their relation, the subject-matter of the Vedas, exposition of gunas and nature, idea of sacrifice, meaning of Agni, evil and desire, nature of Dana, law of man's life, etc.
Importance of mind, reason, the meaning of Svaha, different ways of its interpretation, idea of repetition in Yajna, the law of intellect, interpretation of Saman hymns, authority of teachers, control of desire, action and its renunciation are given in the book, explained in detail.
How the desire is an attribute of mind, object of action, how to understand sacred books, the idea of planets, cause and its effect, the meaning of some special terms like Dadati, Daksina etc., Rtvij priests, Japa, life and death, extinction of action, different ways of recitation, perception of time, soul, Visnu, have been thrown proper light upon.
The book also speaks about "Disguise" and Krama, meaning of God, language of the Vedas, Doubt, Silence, Ahankara, Creation, Restrictions, instinct to have offspring, power of pleasure, beauty, importance of resolution, proof of the existence of Soul, Rtvij Priests and Jyotistoma didactically.
Text in the book along with its translation and notes make this book understandable and the efforts put in to make this book come out in this form will certainly prove fruitful for the readers also." (jacket)
