त्रयो वेदा एत एव ।वागेवर्ग्वेदो मनो यजुर्वेदः प्राणः सामवेदः ॥बृह. १,५.५ ॥
In plain words
These are the three Vedas: speech is the Ṛgveda, mind the Yajurveda, the breath the Sāmaveda.
The commentators
Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣadbhāṣyam· bhāṣya
तथा त्रयो वेदा इत्यादीनि वाक्यानि ऋज्वर्थानि ॥
In plain words
Similarly, scriptural statements such as "The three Vedas" have a clear and direct meaning.
Close to the Sanskrit
Likewise, statements such as "The three Vedas" have straightforward meanings.