Vedic astrology glossary
Plain-English definitions of the terms people actually ask about — each grounded in the classical rule, with effects, remedies and sources. Read the concept here, then run it on your own chart.
Doshas
Mangal Dosha (Manglik)
Mars in 1/2/4/7/8/12 from Lagna, Moon or Venus — checked the classical way, with cancellations.
Kaal Sarp Dosha
Kaal Sarp Dosha is the chart condition in which all seven classical planets — Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus a…
Sade Sati
Sade Sati is Saturn’s roughly 7.5-year transit over the 12th, 1st and 2nd houses counted from your natal Moon — three ph…
Pitra Dosha
Pitra Dosha is an affliction of the Sun or the 9th house (the house of father and ancestors) — classically a Sun–Rahu or…
Nadi Dosha
Nadi Dosha arises in kundli matching when the bride and groom share the same Nadi (Aadi, Madhya or Antya) — the 8th and …
Dashas
Surya (Sun) Mahadasha
The Surya (Sun) Mahadasha is the 6-year planetary period ruled by Surya (the Sun) in the Vimshottari Dasha system — the …
Chandra (Moon) Mahadasha
The Chandra (Moon) Mahadasha is the 10-year planetary period ruled by Chandra (the Moon) in the Vimshottari Dasha system…
Mangal (Mars) Mahadasha
The Mangal (Mars) Mahadasha is the 7-year planetary period ruled by Mangal (Mars) in the Vimshottari Dasha system — the …
Budh (Mercury) Mahadasha
The Budh (Mercury) Mahadasha is the 17-year planetary period ruled by Budh (Mercury) in the Vimshottari Dasha system — t…
Guru (Jupiter) Mahadasha
The Guru (Jupiter) Mahadasha is the 16-year planetary period ruled by Guru (Jupiter) in the Vimshottari Dasha system — t…
Shukra (Venus) Mahadasha
The Shukra (Venus) Mahadasha is the 20-year planetary period ruled by Shukra (Venus) in the Vimshottari Dasha system — t…
Shani (Saturn) Mahadasha
The Shani (Saturn) Mahadasha is the 19-year planetary period ruled by Shani (Saturn) in the Vimshottari Dasha system — t…
Rahu Mahadasha
The Rahu Mahadasha is the 18-year planetary period ruled by Rahu in the Vimshottari Dasha system — the most widely used …
Ketu Mahadasha
The Ketu Mahadasha is the 7-year planetary period ruled by Ketu in the Vimshottari Dasha system — the most widely used d…
Houses (Bhavas)
First House (Lagna / Tanu Bhava)
The First House, known as Lagna or Tanu Bhava, is the most foundational placement in a Vedic birth chart — it represents…
Second House (Dhana Bhava)
The Second House, called Dhana Bhava in Sanskrit, governs accumulated wealth, material assets, family lineage, and the p…
Third House (Sahaja Bhava)
The Third House, known as Sahaja Bhava, governs courage, initiative, and the effort a person applies to achieve their de…
Fourth House (Sukha / Bandhu Bhava)
The Fourth House, called Sukha Bhava or Bandhu Bhava, represents the home, mother, emotional security, property, and veh…
Fifth House (Putra Bhava)
The Fifth House, known as Putra Bhava, governs children, intelligence, creativity, and romance. It also holds the import…
Sixth House (Ari / Roga Bhava)
The Sixth House, called Ari Bhava or Roga Bhava, governs enemies, debts, disease, daily work and service, and the obstac…
Seventh House (Yuvati / Kalatra Bhava)
The Seventh House, known in Sanskrit as Yuvati Bhava or Kalatra Bhava, is the house of marriage, committed partnerships,…
Eighth House (Randhra / Ayur Bhava)
The Eighth House, known as Randhra Bhava or Ayur Bhava, is the house of longevity, transformation, and hidden depths. It…
Ninth House (Dharma / Bhagya Bhava)
The Ninth House, known as Dharma Bhava or Bhagya Bhava, is the house of fortune, higher wisdom, and righteousness. It go…
Tenth House (Karma Bhava)
The Tenth House, known as Karma Bhava, is the house of action, career, and public standing. It represents the native's p…
Eleventh House (Labha Bhava)
The Eleventh House, known as Labha Bhava, is the house of gains, income, and the fulfilment of desires. It governs all f…
Twelfth House (Vyaya / Moksha Bhava)
The Twelfth House, known as Vyaya Bhava or Moksha Bhava, is the house of loss, expenditure, liberation, and the beyond. …
Yogas
Gajakesari Yoga
Gajakesari Yoga is formed when Jupiter occupies a kendra house (1st, 4th, 7th, or 10th) from the natal Moon. Classical t…
Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga is formed when the lord of a kendra (quadrant: 1st, 4th, 7th, or 10th house) and the lord of a trikona (trine:…
Dhana Yoga
Dhana Yoga is a classical wealth combination formed when the lords of the primary wealth houses — the 2nd (accumulated w…
Panch Mahapurusha Yoga
Panch Mahapurusha Yoga is a group of five classical yogas, each formed when one of the five non-luminary planets — Mars,…
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga arises when a debilitated planet's weakness is cancelled (bhanga = cancellation) by one or more …
Vipreet Raja Yoga
Vipreet Raja Yoga ('reversed royal yoga') forms when lords of the dusthana houses — the 6th (enemies, disease, debt), 8t…
Kemadruma Yoga
Kemadruma Yoga is formed when the Moon is completely isolated — no planet occupies the 2nd or 12th house from the Moon, …
Chandra-Mangal Yoga
Chandra-Mangal Yoga is formed when the Moon and Mars are in conjunction or in mutual association in the birth chart. Cla…
Budhaditya Yoga
Budhaditya Yoga is formed when the Sun (Aditya) and Mercury (Budha) occupy the same house in the birth chart. Classical …
Adhi Yoga
Adhi Yoga is formed when natural benefics — Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus — occupy the 6th, 7th, and 8th houses from the n…
Rashis (Moon signs)
Mesh (Aries) Rashi
Mesh Rashi (Aries) is the first sign of the Vedic zodiac, a Fire sign of Cardinal (Chara) quality ruled by Mars (Mangal)…
Vrishabh (Taurus) Rashi
Vrishabh Rashi (Taurus) is the second sign of the Vedic zodiac, an Earth sign of Fixed (Sthira) quality ruled by Venus (…
Mithun (Gemini) Rashi
Mithun Rashi (Gemini) is the third sign of the Vedic zodiac, an Air sign of Dual (Dwisvabhava) quality ruled by Mercury …
Kark (Cancer) Rashi
Kark Rashi (Cancer) is the fourth sign of the Vedic zodiac, a Water sign of Cardinal (Chara) quality ruled by the Moon (…
Singh (Leo) Rashi
Singh Rashi (Leo) is the fifth sign of the Vedic zodiac, a Fire sign of Fixed (Sthira) quality ruled by the Sun (Surya).…
Kanya (Virgo) Rashi
Kanya Rashi (Virgo) is the sixth sign of the Vedic zodiac, an Earth sign of Dual (Dwisvabhava) quality ruled by Mercury …
Tula (Libra) Rashi
Tula Rashi (Libra) is the seventh sign of the Vedic zodiac, ruled by Venus (Shukra) and governed by the Air element with…
Vrishchik (Scorpio) Rashi
Vrishchik Rashi (Scorpio) is the eighth sign of the Vedic zodiac, ruled by Mars (Mangal) and belonging to the Water elem…
Dhanu (Sagittarius) Rashi
Dhanu Rashi (Sagittarius) is the ninth sign of the Vedic zodiac, ruled by Jupiter (Guru) and belonging to the Fire eleme…
Makar (Capricorn) Rashi
Makar Rashi (Capricorn) is the tenth sign of the Vedic zodiac, ruled by Saturn (Shani) and belonging to the Earth elemen…
Kumbh (Aquarius) Rashi
Kumbh Rashi (Aquarius) is the eleventh sign of the Vedic zodiac, ruled by Saturn (Shani) and belonging to the Air elemen…
Meen (Pisces) Rashi
Meen Rashi (Pisces) is the twelfth and final sign of the Vedic zodiac, ruled by Jupiter (Guru) and belonging to the Wate…
Nakshatras
Ashwini Nakshatra
Ashwini is the first of the 27 nakshatras, spanning 0°00' to 13°20' Aries (Mesha), and is ruled by Ketu in the Vimshotta…
Bharani Nakshatra
Bharani is the second nakshatra, occupying 13°20' to 26°40' Aries (Mesha), and is governed by Venus in the Vimshottari d…
Krittika Nakshatra
Krittika is the third nakshatra, spanning 26°40' Aries to 10°00' Taurus — making it one of the nakshatras that straddles…
Rohini Nakshatra
Rohini is the fourth nakshatra, spanning 10°00' to 23°20' Taurus (Vrishabha), and is ruled by the Moon in the Vimshottar…
Mrigashira Nakshatra
Mrigashira is the fifth nakshatra, spanning 23°20' Taurus to 6°40' Gemini — straddling both signs — and is ruled by Mars…
Ardra Nakshatra
Ardra is the sixth nakshatra, spanning 6°40' to 20°00' Gemini (Mithuna), and is ruled by Rahu in the Vimshottari dasha s…
Punarvasu Nakshatra
Punarvasu is the seventh nakshatra, spanning 20°00' Gemini to 3°20' Cancer — straddling both signs — and is ruled by Jup…
Pushya Nakshatra
Pushya is the eighth nakshatra, spanning 3°20' to 16°40' Cancer (Karka), and is ruled by Saturn in the Vimshottari dasha…
Ashlesha Nakshatra
Ashlesha is the ninth nakshatra, spanning 16°40' to 30°00' Cancer (Karka), and is ruled by Mercury in the Vimshottari da…
Magha Nakshatra
Magha Nakshatra occupies 0°00′ to 13°20′ of Leo (Simha Rashi) and is the tenth nakshatra in the Vedic sequence, governed…
Purva Phalguni Nakshatra
Purva Phalguni Nakshatra spans 13°20′ to 26°40′ of Leo (Simha Rashi) and is the eleventh nakshatra, ruled by Venus in th…
Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra
Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra spans 26°40′ Leo (Simha) to 10°00′ Virgo (Kanya) and is the twelfth nakshatra, governed by the…
Hasta Nakshatra
Hasta Nakshatra occupies 10°00′ to 23°20′ of Virgo (Kanya Rashi) and is the thirteenth nakshatra, governed by the Moon i…
Chitra Nakshatra
Chitra Nakshatra spans 23°20′ Virgo (Kanya) to 6°40′ Libra (Tula) and is the fourteenth nakshatra, ruled by Mars in the …
Swati Nakshatra
Swati Nakshatra occupies 6°40′ to 20°00′ of Libra (Tula Rashi) and is the fifteenth nakshatra, governed by Rahu in the V…
Vishakha Nakshatra
Vishakha Nakshatra spans 20°00′ Libra (Tula) to 3°20′ Scorpio (Vrishchika) and is the sixteenth nakshatra, ruled by Jupi…
Anuradha Nakshatra
Anuradha Nakshatra occupies 3°20′ to 16°40′ of Scorpio (Vrishchika Rashi) and is the seventeenth nakshatra, governed by …
Jyeshtha Nakshatra
Jyeshtha Nakshatra spans 16°40′ to 30°00′ of Scorpio (Vrishchika Rashi) and is the eighteenth nakshatra, governed by Mer…
Moola Nakshatra
Moola Nakshatra is the nineteenth nakshatra in Vedic astrology, spanning 0°00' to 13°20' Sagittarius (Dhanus rashi), sym…
Purva Ashadha Nakshatra
Purva Ashadha Nakshatra is the twentieth nakshatra in Vedic astrology, spanning 13°20' to 26°40' Sagittarius (Dhanus ras…
Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra
Uttara Ashadha Nakshatra is the twenty-first nakshatra in Vedic astrology, spanning 26°40' Sagittarius (Dhanus) to 10°00…
Shravana Nakshatra
Shravana Nakshatra is the twenty-second nakshatra in Vedic astrology, spanning 10°00' to 23°20' Capricorn (Makara rashi)…
Dhanishta Nakshatra
Dhanishta Nakshatra is the twenty-third nakshatra in Vedic astrology, spanning 23°20' Capricorn (Makara) to 6°40' Aquari…
Shatabhisha Nakshatra
Shatabhisha Nakshatra is the twenty-fourth nakshatra in Vedic astrology, spanning 6°40' to 20°00' Aquarius (Kumbha rashi…
Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra
Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra is the twenty-fifth nakshatra in Vedic astrology, spanning 20°00' Aquarius (Kumbha) to 3°20' …
Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra
Uttara Bhadrapada Nakshatra is the twenty-sixth nakshatra in Vedic astrology, spanning 3°20' to 16°40' Pisces (Meena ras…
Revati Nakshatra
Revati Nakshatra is the twenty-seventh and final nakshatra in Vedic astrology, spanning 16°40' to 30°00' Pisces (Meena r…