Brihat Samhita
आब्रह्मऽदिविनिःसृतं आलोक्य ग्रन्थविस्तरं क्रमशः । क्रियमाणकं एव एतत्समासतो अतो ममौत्साहः ॥ १-०५ ॥
Having examined the vast works that have proceeded from writers from Brahmā downwards, I purpose to write a brief work embodying the substance of the same. The task is a pleasing one to me.
english translation
Abrahma'diviniHsRtaM Alokya granthavistaraM kramazaH । kriyamANakaM eva etatsamAsato ato mamautsAhaH ॥ 1-05 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript