Dictionary: Anukramaṇī
Anukramaṇī The Anukramaṇī (अनुक्रमणी, ) (also ) are the systematic indices of Vedic hymns recording poetic meter, content, and traditions of authorship. Anukramanis of the Rigveda “the editors of the lists of authors […] [possessed] a correct notion of the families associated with these Mandalas [the Rigvedic “family books” 2–7], possibly rooted in tradition. Beyond this, they do not betray as much as the slightest sign of any genuine tradition on the hymn authors....