ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharvākhyā
vedāś catvāra uddhṛtāḥ
itihāsa-purāṇaṁ ca
pañcamo veda ucyate
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.
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.
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.