SB 1.4.20
Devanāgarī
ऋग्यजु:सामाथर्वाख्या वेदाश्चत्वार उद्धृता: । इतिहासपुराणं च पञ्चमो वेद उच्यते ॥ २० ॥
Text
ṛg-yajuḥ-sāmātharvākhyā vedāś catvāra uddhṛtāḥ itihāsa-purāṇaṁ ca pañcamo veda ucyate
Synonyms
ṛg-yajuḥ-sāma-atharva-ākhyāḥ—the names of the fourVedas;vedāḥ—theVedas;catvāraḥ—four;uddhṛtāḥ—made into separate parts;itihāsa—historical records (Mahābhārata);purāṇamca—and thePurāṇas;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.