SB 12.7.22
Devanāgarī
एवंलक्षणलक्ष्याणि पुराणानि पुराविद: । मुनयोऽष्टादश प्राहु: क्षुल्लकानि महान्ति च ॥ २२ ॥
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—thePurāṇas;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.