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vaktavya-bāhulya, grantha-vistārera ḍare
vistāre nā varṇi, sārārtha kahi alpākṣare
Synonyms
vaktavya—of words to be spoken; bāhulya—elaboration; grantha—of the book; vistārera—of the big volume; dare—in fear; vistare—in expanded form; na—not; varni—I describe; sara-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. ¶