Cc Ādi 1.105
Text
vaktavya-bāhulya, grantha-vistārera ḍare
vistāre nā varṇi, sārārtha kahi alpākṣare
vistāre nā varṇi, sārārtha kahi alpākṣare
Synonyms
vaktavya-of words to be spoken; bāhulya-elaboration; grantha-of the book; vistārera-of the big volume; ḍare-in fear; vistāre-in expanded form; nā-not; varṇi-I describe; sāra-artha-essential meaning; kahi-I say; alpa-akṣare-in few words.
Translation
I purposely avoid extensive description for fear of increasing the bulk of this book. I shall describe the essence as concisely as possible.