Devanagari
एवंलक्षणलक्ष्याणि पुराणानि पुराविद: ।
मुनयोऽष्टादश प्राहु: क्षुल्लकानि महान्ति च ॥ २२ ॥
Verse text
evaṁ lakṣaṇa-lakṣyāṇi
purāṇāni purā-vidaḥ
munayo ’ṣṭādaśa prāhuḥ
kṣullakāni mahānti ca
Synonyms
evam
—
in this way
;
lakṣaṇa-lakṣyāṇi
—
symptomized by their characteristics
;
purāṇāni
—
the Purāṇas
;
purā-vidaḥ
—
those who are expert in such ancient histories
;
munayaḥ
—
the sages
;
aṣṭādaśa
—
eighteen
;
prāhuḥ
—
say
;
kṣullakāni
—
minor
;
mahānti
—
great
;
ca
—
also.
Translation
Sages expert in ancient histories have declared that the Purāṇas, according to their various characteristics, can be divided into eighteen major Purāṇas and eighteen secondary Purāṇas.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Sages expert in ancient histories have declared that the Purāṇas, according to their various characteristics, can be divided into eighteen major Purāṇas and eighteen secondary Purāṇas.