pañca-prabandhe - in five chapters; pañca-rasera - of five transcendental mellows; carita - the character; saṅkṣepe - in brief; kahiluṅ - I stated; ati - greatly; nā kailuṅ - I did not make; vistṛta - expanded.

After the chapters of the preface, I have described five transcendental mellows in five chapters. I have described them very briefly rather than expansively.