Rāmāyaṇa-Āraṇyakāṇḍa

This is a commentary on the Āraṇyakāṇḍa, third chapter (kāṇḍa) of the Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa by Maheśvaratīrtha, titled Rāmāyaṇatattvadīpikā. The commentator was a pupil of Nārāyaṇatīrtha. The manuscript refers to the text as Ārṣarāmāyaṇa, a title commonly used for the Yogavāsiṣṭha-Rāmāyaṇa; however, the same title is also used for the Rāmāyaṇa by Vālmīki. This manuscript contains the complete Āraṇyakāṇḍa with a complete commentary. In the colophon, the scribe mentions that it contains up to 75 sargas (sub-chapters) (f. 214a). This Ms. is written in 5–11 lines per folio. Cover and back page both contain title. Title in the cover page is enclosed in red horizontal and vertical margins forming rectangles with decorative vines with leaves between one of them. Title also present in colophon (f. 214a). There are double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.