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भावार्थाधिकरणन्यायः (bhAvArthAdhikaraNanyAyaH)

 
लौकिकन्यायः
English
Cf. आपदेव, मीमांसान्यायप्रकाश, पृ० 851.
In Mimāṁsā terminology, the verbal part of any Vedic injunction is called Bhāvanā, of which Ārthī is one of the two types--Kim Bhavayet, Kena Bhavayet, Katham Bhavayet are the three basic questions. The third one gets the reply about the means or Karaṇa, according to Bhāvārthādhikaraṇa.