ऋग्यजु:सामाथर्वाख्या वेदाश्चत्वार उद्धृता: । इतिहासपुराणं च पञ्चमो वेद उच्यते ॥ २० ॥
rg-yajuh-samatharvakhya vedas catvara uddhrtah itihasa-puranam ca pancamo veda ucyate
- rg-yajuh-sama-atharva-akhyah
- the names of the four Vedas
- vedah
- the Vedas
- catvarah
- four
- uddhrtah
- made into separate parts
- itihasa
- historical records (Mahabharata)
- puranam ca
- and the Puranas
- pancamah
- the fifth
- vedah
- the original source of knowledge
- ucyate
- is said to be.
The four divisions of the original sources of knowledge (the Vedas) were made separately. But the historical facts and authentic stories mentioned in the Puranas are called the fifth Veda.