Dasharupaka 1.5

1.5

vyākīrṇe mandabuddhīnāṃ jāyate mativibhramaḥ /
tasyārthastatpadaistena saṅkṣipya kriyate 'ñjasā //

‘In a diffuse [treatise] there arises confusion of mind on the part of those of slow wit; therefore the import of it [i. e. of the code of dramatic rules] is given concisely and directly in its [own] words.’