Devanagari
ऋग्यजु:सामाथर्वाख्या वेदाश्चत्वार उद्धृता: ।
इतिहासपुराणं च पञ्चमो वेद उच्यते ॥ २० ॥
Verse text
ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharvākhyā
vedāś catvāra uddhṛtāḥ
itihāsa-purāṇaṁ ca
pañcamo veda ucyate
Synonyms
ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-atharva-ākhyāḥ
—
the names of the four Vedas
;
vedāḥ
—
the Vedas
;
catvāraḥ
—
four
;
uddhṛtāḥ
—
made into separate parts
;
itihāsa
—
historical records (Mahābhārata)
;
purāṇam ca
—
and the Purāṇas
;
pañcamaḥ
—
the fifth
;
vedaḥ
—
the original source of knowledge
;
ucyate
—
is said to be.
Translation
The four divisions of the original sources of knowledge [the Vedas] were made separately. But the historical facts and authentic stories mentioned in the Purāṇas are called the fifth Veda.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
He divided the Veda into the Ṛg, Yajus, Sāma and Atharvā. Histories and Purāṇas are called the fifth Veda.