A report on Vedas and Atharvaveda

Four Vedas
Four Vedas
The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the Atharvaveda.
A page from the Atharva Veda Samhita, its most ancient layer of text.
Rigveda manuscript in Devanagari
Rishi Caraka (above), the author of Caraka Samhita credits Atharvaveda as an inspiration.
A page from the Taittiriya Samhita, a layer of text within the Yajurveda

The text is the fourth Veda, and is a late addition to the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism.

- Atharvaveda

There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda.

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Atharva Veda written by Atharvan

Atharvan

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Atharva Veda written by Atharvan

Atharvan (अथर्वन्, '; an n-stem with nominative singular अथर्वा ') was a legendary Vedic sage (rishi) of Hinduism who along with Angiras is supposed to have authored ("heard") the Atharvaveda.

Nagarjuna, known for the Madhyamaka (middle path), wrote the medical works The Hundred Prescriptions and The Precious Collection.

Ayurveda

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Alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent.

Alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent.

Nagarjuna, known for the Madhyamaka (middle path), wrote the medical works The Hundred Prescriptions and The Precious Collection.
The three Doshas and the five elements from which they are composed.
Physician taking pulse, Delhi, c. 1825
An Ayurvedic practitioner applying oil using head massage
Treatment procedures
Ayurvedic preparations displayed in Dehli in 2016
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Ayurvedic treatment set up used for applying oil to patients, Kerala, 2017
A typical Ayurvedic pharmacy, Rishikesh
Practitioners in 2017 in Sri Lanka where Ayurveda spas are common.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Amsterdam in 1967
Statue of Charaka, ancient Indian physician, in Haridwar, India
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In medieval taxonomies of the Sanskrit knowledge systems, Ayurveda is assigned a place as a subsidiary Veda (upaveda).

Some medicinal plant names from the Atharvaveda and other Vedas can be found in subsequent Ayurveda literature.