# SB 1.4.20 > ऋग्यजुःसामाथर्वाख्या वेदाश्चत्वार उद्धृताः । > 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 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.**