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CC Ādi 1.105

Bengali

বক্তব্য–বাহুল্য, গ্রন্থ–বিস্তারের ডরে ।
বিস্তারে না বর্ণি, সারার্থ কহি অল্পাক্ষরে ॥ ১০৫ ॥

Text

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; ḍare — in fear; vistāre — in expanded form; — 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.