A – G
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Antardaśā | A sub-period within a mahādaśā; the second level of the Vimśottarī timeline. Also called a bhukti. |
| Ashtakavarga | A benefic-point system that maps planetary support onto signs and houses, most useful for evaluating transits. See Ashtakavarga. |
| Ashtakūṭa | The eight-fold, 36-point compatibility scoring system used in Vedic match-making. See Ashtakūṭa scoring. |
| Astaṁgata | Combustion — a planet that is too close to the Sun in longitude, weakening its significations. See Bhāvas & aspects. |
| Ayanāṁśa | The angular difference between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs, subtracted from a tropical position to obtain the sidereal one. See Ayanāṁśa options. |
| BAV (Bhinnāṣṭakavarga) | One planet’s individual Ashtakavarga map, showing its own 0–56 bindu contributions across the twelve signs. |
| Bhakūṭa | A 7-point compatibility kūṭa based on the relationship between the two Moon signs; one of the heaviest doshas when afflicted. |
| Bhāva | A house — one of the twelve life areas radiating from the Lagna. See Bhāvas & aspects. |
| Bindu | A single benefic point in the Ashtakavarga system. Signs accumulate bindus from contributing planets and are rated accordingly. |
| Cheṣṭā-bala | ”Motional” strength — the component of Shadbala derived from a planet’s speed and retrogression. See Shadbala computation. |
| Daśā | A planetary time-period in a predictive timing system. The default system is Vimśottarī Daśā. |
| Dig-bala | Directional strength — the component of Shadbala reflecting how well a planet’s natural direction aligns with its house position. |
| Dṛk-bala | Aspect strength — the net Shadbala component derived from the benefic and malefic aspects a planet receives. |
| Dṛṣṭi | Aspect — the way a planet “looks at” and influences other houses and planets. See Bhāvas & aspects. |
| Gaṇa | Temperament class — Deva (divine), Manuṣya (human), or Rākṣasa (demonic); contributes a 6-point kūṭa in compatibility scoring. |
| Gochara | Transit — the ongoing motion of planets over a natal chart. See Gochara. |
| Graha | A planet; the nine grahas are the seven classical bodies (Sun through Saturn) plus Rāhu and Ketu. See Rāśis & grahas. |
K – N
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kāla-bala | Temporal strength — the time-based components within Shadbala (day/night, pakṣa, hour, season, and year lords). |
| Karaṇa | Half a tithi; the fifth limb of the Panchāng. There are eleven karaṇas in the classical list. |
| Kendra | An angular house — the 1st, 4th, 7th, or 10th. Kendras are among the most powerful positions for a planet or graha lord. |
| Kūṭa | Any one of the eight compatibility factors in the Ashtakūṭa system. Each kūṭa has its own maximum point value and its own significance. |
| Lagna | The ascendant — the zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth; it defines the 1st house. |
| Mahādaśā | A major planetary period in the Vimśottarī system; each of the nine grahas rules a period ranging from 6 to 20 years. |
| Mangal dosha | A Mars affliction considered relevant to marriage matching; a chart with Mars in certain houses is called Manglik. See Couple Compatibility. |
| Muhūrta | An auspicious moment chosen for starting an undertaking; the Vedic art of electional astrology. See Choosing a date. |
| Nāḍī | A nakṣatra attribute (Ādi, Madhya, or Antya) representing prāṇic type; the highest-weighted kūṭa in Ashtakūṭa matching at 8 points. |
| Naisargika-bala | Natural (fixed) strength — the permanent Shadbala component reflecting each planet’s inherent luminosity and importance. |
| Nakṣatra | A lunar mansion — one of the 27 equal star-segments of 13°20′ each. The Moon’s nakṣatra is central to timing and compatibility. See Nakṣatras & padas. |
| Navāṁśa (D9) | The ninth-harmonic divisional chart, used for marriage, dharma, and overall planetary strength. See Divisional charts. |
P – R
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Pada | A quarter of a nakṣatra, spanning 3°20′. Each nakṣatra has four padas, each associated with a sign of the zodiac. |
| Pakṣa | A lunar fortnight — śukla pakṣa (waxing, new to full moon) or kṛṣṇa pakṣa (waning, full to new moon). |
| Panchāng | The five-limbed daily Vedic almanac: tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga, and karaṇa. See Panchāng. |
| Parāśarī | The mainstream system of aspects, strength calculation, and house significations attributed to the sage Parāśara and codified in the BPHS. |
| Pratyantardaśā | The third (sub-sub-period) level of the Vimśottarī timeline, nested within an antardaśā. |
| Rāśi | A zodiac sign; also used to refer to the D1 base chart (the Rāśi chart) as distinct from the divisional charts. See Rāśis & grahas. |
| Rūpa / Virūpa | Units of Shadbala strength. 1 rūpa = 60 virūpas. A planet’s total virūpas divided by its minimum threshold gives its strength ratio. |
S – Z
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sade Sati | Saturn’s roughly 7.5-year transit across the 12th, 1st, and 2nd houses from the natal Moon sign — a widely watched transit period. |
| Sarvāṣṭakavarga (SAV) | The combined Ashtakavarga of all seven grahas, showing each sign’s total bindu count from 0 to 56. |
| Shadbala | The six-fold numerical measurement of planetary strength. See Shadbala. |
| Shoḍaśavarga | The set of sixteen divisional (harmonic) charts used in classical jyotiṣa. See Divisional charts. |
| Sthāna-bala | Positional strength — the component of Shadbala based on a planet’s sign placement (exaltation, own sign, friend’s sign, etc.). |
| Tājaka / Varshaphal | The annual solar-return chart system; the Tājaka tradition includes its own yogas and annual daśā. See Tājaka. |
| Tārā | Birth-star compatibility; a 3-point kūṭa based on counting from one partner’s nakṣatra to the other’s. |
| Tithi | A lunar day, defined by the Moon gaining 12° on the Sun; the first and most important limb of the Panchāng. |
| Trikoṇa | A trine house — the 1st, 5th, or 9th — associated with fortune, dharma, and benefic matters. |
| Uccha / Nīcha | Exaltation / debilitation — the sign where a planet is at its strongest (uccha) or weakest (nīcha). |
| Vāra | The weekday; each of the seven days is ruled by a planet and is the second limb of the Panchāng. |
| Varga | A divisional (harmonic) chart derived by subdividing each sign. |
| Vargottama | A planet or Lagna that occupies the same sign in both the D1 and D9 charts — considered a position of enhanced strength. |
| Varṇa | Spiritual or temperamental class; contributes a 1-point kūṭa in compatibility scoring. |
| Vaśya | Mutual attraction and control between two people; a 2-point kūṭa in Ashtakūṭa matching. |
| Vimśottarī | The 120-year daśā system used by default in the app; the most widely used predictive timing system in jyotiṣa. See Vimśottarī Daśā. |
| Yoga (Panchāng) | The fourth limb of the Panchāng — one of 27 values derived from the combined longitude of the Sun and Moon. Distinct from the broader term yoga (planetary combination). |
| Yoni | Animal-symbol compatibility based on each nakṣatra’s associated creature; a 4-point kūṭa in Ashtakūṭa matching. |