anukramaṇī

anu-kramaṇikā or anu-kramaṇī, f. a table or chapter of contents, index to a collection of Vedic hymns (giving the first word of each hymn, the number of verses, name and family of poets, names of deities and metres).

anukramaṇī Verz. d. Oxf. H. 37,b, No. 92.

Anukramaṇī (“table of contents”), the first chapter

(Anukramaṇikā-parvan) of Mahābhārata, perhaps also the

second (Parvasaṅgrahaparvan): I, 1, 256.—Compare Anu-

kramaṇikādhyāya; Parvānukramaṇī.

Anukramaṇī (-ṇi m. c.), Parvānu-

kramaṇī f.: Name of the first adhyāya

(anukramaṇim adhyāyam 1. 1. 62, 199) or

parvan in the list of a hundred sub-parvans

of the Bhārata supposed to have been made

by Vyāsa in the Parvasaṃgraha (bhārata-

styetihāsasya śrūyatāṃ parvasaṃgrahaḥ/

parvānukramaṇī pūrvam) 1. 2. 33-34, 70.

In this adhyāya the sage (Vyāsa) is

supposed to have made a summary of his

Bhārata listing the parvans and their (main)

events in one hundred and fifty stanzas

(tato 'dhyardhaśataṃ byūyaḥ saṃkṣepaṃ

kṛtavān ṛṣiḥ/anukramaṇim adhyāyaṃ

vṛttāntānāṃ saparvaṇām) 1. 1. 62; [actually

the first adhyāya does not list the parvans,

which is done in the second adhyāya, but

gives an outline of the contents of the epic

from the conquests of Pāṇḍu to the end of the

war in ślokas 65-158]; one who is faithful

(śraddadhānaḥ), always striving, and truth-

ful and honours this adhyāya (not named

here) is freed from sin; one who always

hears this Anukramaṇi Adhyāya (anukra-

maṇim adhyāyam) from the beginning with

faith (āstikaḥ) never perishes in adverse

circumstances; one who recites some portion

of Anukramaṇī at both the twilights is

freed from the guilt accumulated during the

day and the night 1. 1. 198-200; if one who

is pure recites this Adhyāya (not named) on

every parvan day he has as good as recited

the whole of the Bhārata; one who with faith

constantly listens to this adhyāya (not named)

declared by the Ṛṣi (ārṣam) shall obtain

long life, fame and heaven 1. 1. 206-207.