Six Anukramanis of the
Rigveda are ascribed to
Shaunaka:
Anuvakanukramani,
Arshanukramani,
Chandonukramani,
Devatanukramani,
Padanukramani and
Suktanukramani. Except the
Anuvakakramani, other Anukramanis survive only in quotations found in the writings of Shadgurashishya. The most important Anukramani of the
Rigveda is
Katyayana's
Sarvanukramani (ca. 2nd century BCE), recording the first word, the number of verses, name and family of poets (
rshis), names of
deities and
metres for each of the 1,028 hymns of the Rigveda. The
Vedarthadipika, written by Shadgurushishya (12th century) is a significant commentary of this work.
Mayrhofer (2003) discusses the personal names contained in the Rigveda Anukramani, counting 543 items. Academic opinion regarding the age and authenticity of the tradition of these names is not unanimous. Mayrhofer suggests that
Hermann Oldenberg (1888) was essentially correct in assuming that :"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." (p. 229) Another view is set forth by
Stephanie W. Jamison and Joel P. Brereton in the 2014 English translation of the Rigveda: :Even though the anukramaṇīs were composed and redacted long after the R̥gvedic period, they are an invaluable resource, for, by and large, their identifications of the poets of hymns are plausible. ==Anukramanis of the other Vedas==