Rāmāyaṇa-Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa

This is a commentary on the Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa, the fourth chapter (kāṇḍa) of the Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa, composed by Maheśvaratīrtha and 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 applied to the Rāmāyaṇa by Vālmīki. This manuscript contains the complete Kiṣkindhākāṇḍa along with a complete commentary. In the colophon, the scribe mentions that it contains up to 67 sargas (sub-chapters) (f. 128a). It appears that the scribe of this manuscript is the same person who wrote Items 2296 and 2294, as the handwriting is similar. Based on this, it is possible that Items 2269 and 2294 were also written at the same time as the present manuscript. This Ms. is written in 7–18 lines per folio. Cover and back page contains title enclosed in red horizontal and vertical margins forming rectangles. Title also present in colophon (f. 127b) and marginal abbrevations. There are 2 double red vertical margins on each side of the folio. Mistakes are blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins.