Amavasya
अमावस्या
The final Tithi of the waning half-month, approaching conjunction. The exact astronomical new moon is an instant, not the entire Tithi.
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A
Anka Shastra
अंक शास्त्र
A name for numerological traditions. Date reduction, Chaldean name values and Lo Shu grids are distinct methods, not a single astronomical calculation.
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अंतर्दशा
A sub-period within a Mahadasha. Its duration is proportional to the two lords’ allotted Vimshottari years.
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अष्टकूट
The eight matching factors: Varna, Vashya, Tara, Yoni, Graha Maitri, Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi. A total is not a measure of consent or relationship quality.
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अष्टम शनि
Saturn transiting the eighth sign from the natal Moon. This is a traditional transit label, not evidence that harm must occur.
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अयनांश
The angular offset used to convert tropical longitude to a chosen sidereal zodiac. Lahiri is one convention; this site uses a documented mean approximation.
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Bhakoot
भकूट
The seven-point Moon-sign relationship factor. The selected method checks the 2/12, 5/9 and 6/8 relationships and states supported exceptions.
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भाव
A house used to organise traditional life topics in a chart. A whole-sign Bhava is not identical to every unequal-house system’s division.
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Chaldean Method
कल्डियन पद्धति
A name-number system assigning Roman letters values from 1 to 8. Different spellings can change the total; it does not measure scientific accuracy.
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Dasha
दशा
A traditional planetary-period system. Several systems exist; the tool on this site uses Vimshottari rather than treating all Dashas as interchangeable.
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दृष्टि
An astrological aspect or relationship of attention between chart positions. Aspect rules differ by school and are not the same as the whole-sign house layout.
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Ekadashi
एकादशी
The eleventh Tithi in each lunar half-month. Fasting observance rules can vary by tradition and need not be reduced to a single universal date.
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Gana
गण
A traditional Nakshatra grouping called Deva, Manushya or Rakshasa. These are symbolic categories, not moral rankings of people.
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गोचर
A transit: a moving celestial position compared with a reference chart. A transit alone does not establish a personal event.
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ग्रह
An astrological body or calculated point. The nine classical Grahas include the Sun and Moon, five visible planets, and the lunar nodes Rahu and Ketu.
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गुण मिलान
A point-based comparison of two charts. The Ashtakoot form uses eight factors totalling 36 points, with school-specific exception rules.
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Jupiter Transit
बृहस्पति गोचर
Jupiter’s changing zodiac position. The phrase describes a calculated position before any traditional interpretation is attached to it.
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ज्योतिष
A family of Indian traditions concerned with calendrical astronomy, timing and astrological interpretation. Its historical and symbolic claims should be distinguished from modern scientific evidence.
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Karana
करण
Half a Tithi, spanning 6° of Moon–Sun elongation. Seven repeating names and four fixed names form the traditional sequence.
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केतु
The descending lunar node, opposite Rahu. This site uses mean-node positions and states that choice rather than mixing true and mean nodes.
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कुंडली
A birth chart representing celestial positions for a stated date, time and place. Its layout depends on the chosen zodiac and house system.
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Lagna
लग्न
The ascendant: the ecliptic point rising on the eastern horizon. It changes with birth time and location and anchors whole-sign houses.
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लाइफ़ पाथ
A number reduced from birth-date digits in a numerological method. The treatment of master numbers must be stated to make a result reproducible.
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लो शू ग्रिड
A fixed 3×3 arrangement used to display birth-date digits. The underlying 1–9 square has equal line sums; the populated birth-date grid need not.
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Mahadasha
महादशा
A major planetary period. In Vimshottari, nine lords have fixed durations totalling 120 years; the first balance comes from the Moon’s Nakshatra position.
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प्रमुख आर्काना
The 22 named cards from the Fool to the World. Their images are interpreted symbolically rather than as factual evidence of future events.
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मांगलिक दोष
A traditional Mars-placement screen, commonly using selected houses. House lists, reference points and cancellation rules differ; one placement is not a verdict.
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मास्टर अंक
Numbers such as 11, 22 and 33 that some numerological schools retain rather than reduce. They are conventions, not a ranking of people.
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लघु आर्काना
The 56 suit cards in a typical 78-card Tarot deck. They are not part of this site’s three-card Major Arcana draw.
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मुहूर्त
A traditional choice of time for an activity. A Panchang factor is one input, not an automatic certificate that a moment suits every person.
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Nadi
नाड़ी
The eight-point Ashtakoot factor based on a threefold Nakshatra grouping. It is not a medical test or a measure of fertility. Exceptions differ by tradition.
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नक्षत्र
One of 27 equal lunar mansions, each spanning 13°20′ in this implementation. The Moon’s Nakshatra is used for Dasha and naming conventions.
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दैनिक नक्षत्र
The Nakshatra occupied by the Moon at the stated moment, such as a city’s sunrise. A birth Nakshatra and today’s Nakshatra are different contexts.
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Pada
पद
One quarter of a Nakshatra, spanning 3°20′ in the equal-division system. It is used in traditional naming syllables and chart interpretation.
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पंचांग
The five-part almanac: Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana. Daily labels are often evaluated at local sunrise.
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पूर्णिमा
The final Tithi of the waxing half-month. The full-moon instant and the entire Purnima Tithi should not be confused.
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Rahu
राहु
The ascending lunar node, where the Moon’s orbit crosses the ecliptic northward. It is a calculated point, not a physical planet.
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राशि
One of twelve 30-degree zodiac divisions. In everyday Vedic horoscope usage, a person’s Rashi often means the sign occupied by the Moon.
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Sade Sati
साढ़ेसाती
The traditional Saturn transit through the Moon sign and its neighbouring signs. The often-quoted seven-and-a-half years is approximate, not an identical experience for everyone.
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संवत
A named calendar era. Different eras use different year counts and regional year-start conventions.
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शनि गोचर
Saturn’s current position compared with a birth chart or Moon sign. Dates depend on the zodiac and can include repeated sign crossings during retrograde motion.
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Tarot
टैरो
A card tradition commonly using 78 cards. This site uses the 22 Major Arcana as prompts for reflection and entertainment.
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तीन-कार्ड क्रम
A layout with three stated positions. Here those positions are past, present and future as reflective prompts, not confirmed facts.
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तिथि
A lunar-day interval of 12° in Moon–Sun elongation. It can begin or end at any clock time and is not always 24 hours long.
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Vara
वार
The weekday. A traditional Panchang day runs from sunrise to sunrise rather than from civil midnight.
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Yoga
योग
In Panchang, one of 27 intervals of the sidereal Sun-plus-Moon longitude sum. This meaning differs from a planetary combination or physical yoga practice.
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योनि
The four-point Ashtakoot factor using traditional animal categories attached to Nakshatras. Its symbolism does not establish real-world sexual compatibility.
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