This is a commentary on the Laghuśabdenduśekhara of Nāgeśa Bhaṭṭa, which itself is a commentary on the Siddhāntakaumudī of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita. The author of this text was Vaidyanātha Pāyaguṇḍa, a disciple of Nāgeśa Bhaṭṭa. This commentary contains the maṅgalācaraṇa, followed by the Māheśvara sūtras and the saṃjñā-prakaraṇa section. (Written in 10–11 lines per leaf.; 49 leaves foliated 1–49, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout. One folio treated with a red pigment wash (f. 48).)