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CC Ādi 1.105

বক্তব্য–বাহুল্য, গ্রন্থ–বিস্তারের ডরে ।
বিস্তারে না বর্ণি, সারার্থ কহি অল্পাক্ষরে ॥ ১০৫ ॥
vaktavya-bāhulya, grantha-vistārera ḍare
vistāre nā varṇi, sārārtha kahi alpākṣare

Synonyms

vaktavyaof words to be spoken; bāhulyaelaboration; granthaof the book; vistāreraof the big volume; ḍarein fear; vistārein expanded form; not; varṇiI describe; sāra-arthaessential meaning; kahiI say; alpa-akṣarein 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.