av eda ▁as ▁follows , ▁ ▁The ▁roots ▁of ▁Ay ur ved a ▁– ▁a ▁traditional ▁medical ▁and ▁health ▁care ▁practice ▁in ▁India — states ▁Domin ik ▁W uj ast yk , ▁are ▁in ▁H indu ▁texts ▁of ▁Car aka ▁Sam h ita ▁and ▁Sus hr uta ▁Sam h ita , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁claim ▁their ▁alleg iance ▁and ▁insp iration ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁V ed as , ▁especially ▁Ath ar v av eda . ▁Kh are ▁and ▁K ati yar ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁Indian ▁tradition ▁directly ▁links ▁Ay ur ved a ▁to ▁Ath ar v av eda . ▁ ▁W uj ast yk ▁clar ifies ▁that ▁the ▁V edic ▁texts ▁are ▁more ▁a ▁religious ▁disc ourse , ▁and ▁while ▁her bal ▁health ▁care ▁trad itions ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Ath ar v av eda , ▁the ▁purely ▁medical ▁literature ▁of ▁ancient ▁India ▁are ▁actually ▁Car aka ▁Sam h ita ▁and ▁Sus hr uta ▁Sam h ita , ▁these ▁two ▁are ▁the ▁real ▁roots ▁of ▁Ay ur ved a . R ach el ▁Ber ger ▁( 2 0 1 3 ), ▁Ay ur ved a ▁Made ▁Modern , ▁Pal gra ve ▁Mac mill an , ▁, ▁pages ▁ 2 4 - 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 ▁note ▁ 2 ▁Kenneth ▁Z y sk ▁adds ▁Bh ela ▁Sam h ita ▁to ▁this ▁list . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁The ▁verse ▁ 1 1 . 7 . 2 4 ▁of ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁contains ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁Ind ic