✦ Vedic Nakshatra · वैदिक नक्षत्र
Nakshatra Compatibility
नक्षत्र मैत्री · अष्टकूट एवं दशकूट मिलान
The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra establishes Ashtakoot Milan — an eight-fold compatibility analysis yielding a maximum of 36 points — as the classical North Indian standard for Vivah Kundali matching. The ten-fold Dashakoot system, prevalent in South India, extends this analysis with four critical pass-or-fail checks including Rajju and Vedha, which override numerical scores when present.
Together these two systems constitute Level I of a five-level classical horoscope matching framework. Lagna, Navamsha, Mangal Dosha analysis, and Dasha compatibility complete the full reading.
Select Nakshatras
Person 1 ✦ व्यक्ति प्रथम
Ashwini
अश्विनी
Nakshatra 1 · Deva · Vata / Aadi Nadi
Person 2 ✦ व्यक्ति द्वितीय
Rohini
रोहिणी
Nakshatra 4 · Manushya · Kapha / Antya Nadi
The Two Systems of Vedic Matching
Ashtakoot
अष्टकूट36North India
Eight kootas — Nadi, Gana, Yoni, Graha Maitri, Varna, Tara, Vashya, Bhakoot — totalling 36 points. A score of 18+ is considered the minimum for a viable match.
Dashakoot
दशकूट27 + 4South India
Six numerical kootas yielding 27 points, plus four pass-or-fail checks: Rajju, Vedha, Mahendra and Stree Deergha. Critical doshas override the numerical total.
Rajju Dosha
राज्जु दोषCriticalBoth systems
Both Nakshatras falling in the same Rajju (body segment) is considered one of the most serious obstacles. Five Rajju groups correspond to five categories of risk.
✦ Sources: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS) · Muhurta Chintamani · Content reviewed by Pt. Dr. Pankaj Madhav (PhD, Vedic Astrology)