A previously unknown manuscript belonging to the Mimamsa school of philosophy has been recovered from a fortified library in Mewar, Rajasthan. Titled 'Vakyartha-Jyoti' (The Light of Sentence-Meaning), the 11th-century work explores the epistemology of intent. It argues that the meaning of a sacred statement is not found in the words themselves, but in the 'shakti' or internal energy of the speaker's conscious intention.
Scholars believe this manuscript represents a missing link in the development of Indian linguistic philosophy. It offers a detailed critique of contemporary theories of literalism, suggesting instead that the inner luminosity of the mind is what transforms sounds into truth. The finding is expected to spark new debates among linguists and philosophers regarding the origins of contextual interpretation in medieval India.