Sanskrit Glossary
Every Sanskrit term taught in the course so far, compiled from each lesson's own "Key Terms" table (§6 of the Lesson Template, the course's internal lesson template). Alphabetical by transliteration. Grows lesson by lesson — no placeholders for terms not yet taught.
A note on homonyms: a few transliterations recur with a genuinely different technical meaning in a later chapter (e.g., Hora the predictive branch of Jyotisha vs. Hora the two-division Varga; Krura/Saumya at the planet level vs. the sign level). These are listed as separate entries, each flagged, per this course's own discipline against merging distinct systems that happen to share a name (see Field Manual entry 6).
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A
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| अधिमित्र / अधिशत्रु |
Adhimitra / Adhishatru |
Great friend / great enemy |
The two extreme tiers of the five-fold compound relationship |
Ch.3 v.57–58 |
S1-M2-L5 |
Pañcadhā Sambandha |
| अहंकार |
Ahaṁkāra |
"I-ness" |
The Sānkhya principle of individuation; produces devas, senses, and elements in three streams |
Ch.1 v.16–19 |
S1-M1-L1 |
Mahātattva, Guṇa |
| अंश |
Aṁśa / Amsha |
Portion, share |
Two senses, same word: (1) a fractional carrying of a larger whole — jīva-/paramātmā-aṁśa (Ch.1); (2) one division within a Varga, e.g. one Navamsha (Ch.7) |
Ch.1 v.22–24; Ch.7 throughout |
S1-M1-L1; S1-M5-L3 |
Paramātmā, Varga |
| अन्तर्दशा |
Antardasha |
Sub-period |
1/12 of a main Varnada Dasha; finer-grained timing within it |
Ch.6 v.26 |
S1-M5-L2 |
Varnada Dasha |
| आत्मा |
Ātmā |
Soul |
The Sun's core signification; root of the Sun-as-soul karaka doctrine |
Ch.3 v.12 |
S1-M2-L2 |
Paramātmā, Jīvātmā |
| अवस्था |
Avastha |
State, condition |
A planet's condition (youthful, old, asleep, dead, etc.) — forward-referenced here, fully taught at Ch. 47 (Semester 2) |
Ch.13 v.14–16 Notes; full treatment Ch.47 |
S1-M7-L1 |
House prosperity/affliction rule |
| अवतार |
Avatāra |
Descent |
An incarnation of Viṣṇu; links each graha to a mythic character |
Ch.2 v.1–7 |
S1-M1-L2 |
Pūrṇāvatāra, Janārdana |
| अयनांश |
Ayanamsha |
Precession offset |
The value separating Saayana (tropical) from Nirayana (sidereal) planetary positions |
Ch.5 throughout |
S1-M4-L1 |
Swodaya, Lankodaya |
B
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| भाव |
Bhava |
House |
Any of the twelve chart houses; the basic unit Ch. 13 organizes |
Ch.13 throughout |
S1-M7-L1 |
Kendra, Trikona, Trik-sthana |
| भाव लग्न |
Bhava Lagna |
House-Ascendant |
Ascendant recomputed every 5 Ghatis from sunrise; an alternate D1-style chart |
Ch.6 v.2–3 |
S1-M5-L1 |
Hora Lagna, Ghati Lagna |
| भयात / भभोग |
Bhayaata / Bhabhoga |
Nakshatra passed / Nakshatra's full span |
The two Nakshatra-based time values that refine the Moon's exact position |
Ch.5 v.5–9 |
S1-M4-L1 |
Nakṣatra |
C
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| चालन |
Chaalana |
Correction, movement |
The Yaata/Aishya adjustment applied to Pankti almanac data to correct it to the exact birth moment |
Ch.5 v.2–4 |
S1-M4-L1 |
Ishta Kaala |
| चन्द्र लग्न |
Chandra Lagna |
Lunar Ascendant |
The Moon treated as an alternate Ascendant, for 1st/4th/2nd/9th/11th house matters |
Ch.8 v.40 |
S1-M5-L4 |
Surya Lagna |
| चर / स्थिर / द्विस्वभाव |
Chara / Sthira / Dwiswabhāva |
Movable / Fixed / Dual |
The three modal qualities of signs |
Ch.4 v.5 |
S1-M3-L1 |
Kālapuruṣa |
D
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| धातु |
Dhātu |
Ingredient, metal |
The bodily tissue a planet governs; also a Horary category (mineral lordship) |
Ch.3 v.31, v.47 |
S1-M2-L3 |
Mūla, Jīva |
| दिग्बल |
Digbala |
Directional strength |
A planet's strength by house-direction; the seed of the full Shadbala system (Ch. 29, Semester 2) |
Ch.3 v.35, Notes |
S1-M2-L3 |
Shadbala (forward reference) |
| ध्रुवांक |
Dhruvanka |
Constant, fixed number |
The portion-number shortcut used when computing Gulika |
Ch.3 v.66–70, Notes |
S1-M2-L6 |
Gulika |
| द्रेष्काण |
Drekkana |
Third-sign |
The 3-division Varga; governs siblings |
Ch.7 v.7–8; Ch.8 v.2 |
S1-M5-L3 |
Varga |
| दृष्टि |
Drishti |
Sight, aspect |
The influence one sign/planet/house exerts on another; foundational to nearly every later technique |
Ch.9 throughout |
S1-M6-L1 |
Rashi Drishti, Graha Drishti |
| दृक्गणित |
Dṛkgaṇita |
Observational computation |
The method for computing exact planetary positions; referenced here (Ch.3 v.8) but detailed in Ch. 5 |
Ch.3 v.8 |
S1-M2-L1 |
Ishta Kaala (Ch.5 method) |
G
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| गर्भाधान |
Garbhādhāna |
Conception |
The event Nisheka Lagna estimates the timing of |
Ch.4 v.25, Notes |
S1-M3-L3 |
Nisheka Lagna |
| गणित / सिद्धान्त |
Gaṇita / Siddhānta |
Computation |
The astronomical/mathematical branch of Jyotisha, distinguished from the predictive branch |
Ch.1 v.2 |
S1-M1-L1 |
Horā (branch), Saṁhitā |
| घटी लग्न |
Ghati Lagna |
Ghati-Ascendant |
Ascendant recomputed every 1 Ghati from sunrise; an alternate D1-style chart |
Ch.6 v.6–8 |
S1-M5-L1 |
Bhava Lagna, Hora Lagna |
| ग्रह |
Graha |
"Seizer"; planet |
Two senses, same word: (1) a conscious divine agent carrying paramātmā-aṁśa, the central object of the whole course (Ch.1); (2) technically, a continuously-moving luminous body with predictive significance, distinguished from fixed Nakshatras (Ch.3) |
Ch.1 v.23; Ch.3 v.2–3 |
S1-M1-L1; S1-M2-L1 |
Paramātmā, Nakṣatra |
| ग्रह दृष्टि |
Graha Drishti |
Planetary aspect |
The house-count-based graduated aspect system (¼/½/¾/full) |
Ch.9 v.10–16 |
S1-M6-L1 |
Rashi Drishti, Paada |
| गुलिक |
Gulika |
(Saturn's shadow point) |
A computed shadow point from day/night duration, 8ths, and Saturn's portion; a widely used timing/strength point |
Ch.3 v.66–70 |
S1-M2-L6 |
Upagraha, Dhruvanka |
| गुण |
Guṇa |
Quality |
The three qualities of nature — Sattva/Rajas/Tamas — basis for later planetary-nature classification |
Ch.1 v.13, Notes |
S1-M1-L1 |
Sattva/Rajas/Tamas |
H
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| होरा |
Horā / Hora |
Two senses, same word: (1) the predictive branch of Jyotisha, named foremost of three skandhas — the branch BPHS itself belongs to (Ch.1); (2) the two-division Varga (D2), ruled by Sun/Moon, governing wealth (Ch.7–8). Do not conflate. |
— |
Ch.1 v.2–3; Ch.7 v.5–6, Ch.8 v.1 |
S1-M1-L1; S1-M5-L3 |
Gaṇita/Siddhānta, Varga |
| होरा लग्न |
Hora Lagna |
Half-sign Ascendant |
Ascendant recomputed every 2½ Ghatis from sunrise; the required input for Varnada Dasha |
Ch.6 v.4–5 |
S1-M5-L1 |
Varnada, Bhava Lagna |
I
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| इष्टकाल |
Ishta Kaala |
Desired/exact time |
The precise elapsed time from sunrise to the birth moment; the master time input for all of Ch. 5's method |
Ch.5 v.1 |
S1-M4-L1 |
Chaalana |
J
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| जनार्दन |
Janārdana |
"Reliever of people" |
A name of Viṣṇu; the source from which the graha-avatāras incarnate |
Ch.2 v.3 |
S1-M1-L2 |
Avatāra |
| जीव |
Jīva |
Living being |
A Horary category (living-being lordship), used in Horary chart classification |
Ch.3 v.47 |
S1-M2-L3 |
Dhātu, Mūla |
| जीवात्मा |
Jīvātmā |
Individual soul |
The portion of soul specific to one being; the contrast term for paramātmā |
Ch.1 v.21–22 |
S1-M1-L1 |
Paramātmā |
| ज्योतिष |
Jyotiṣa |
Science of light |
The Vedāṅga governing celestial bodies and their effects; names the whole discipline this course studies |
Ch.1 v.2 |
S1-M1-L1 |
Horā, Gaṇita, Saṁhitā |
K
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| कालपुरुष |
Kālapuruṣa |
Time Personified |
The zodiac conceived as Vishnu's cosmic body; basis for the sign-to-body-part mapping |
Ch.4 v.2, Notes |
S1-M3-L1 |
Chara/Sthira/Dwiswabhāva |
| केन्द्र |
Kendra |
Angle |
1st, 4th, 7th, 10th houses; structural/prominence houses that neutralize a planet's natural tendency |
Ch.8 v.33 |
S1-M5-L4 |
Trikona, Trik-sthana |
| केन्द्राधिपत्य दोष |
Kendradhipatya Dosha |
Angular-lordship blemish |
The neutralizing effect angular lordship has on a natural benefic — why Jupiter/Venus can "go bad" for certain ascendants |
Ch.36 v.2, Notes |
S1-M8-L1 |
Kendra, Yoga Karaka |
| क्रूर / सौम्य |
Krūra / Saumya |
Cruel / Gentle |
Two systems, same words: (1) planet-level natural malefic/benefic classification, sorting the 9 grahas (Ch.3); (2) sign-level benefic/malefic, independent of the planet-level system (Ch.4). Never conflate — a Krūra sign does not make an occupying benefic planet malefic. |
Ch.3 v.11; Ch.4 v.5 |
S1-M2-L1; S1-M3-L1 |
Kṣīṇa Chandra |
| क्षेपक |
Kshepaka |
Trisected portion |
One-third of the arc between two known house cusps; derives the remaining 10 house cusps from the Ascendant and 10th House |
Ch.5 v.23–24 |
S1-M4-L1 |
Swodaya, Lankodaya |
| क्षीण चन्द्र |
Kṣīṇa Chandra |
Weak/waning Moon |
The Moon's malefic phase-window (8th dark tithi → 8th bright tithi); the precise rule behind the Moon's conditional benefic/malefic status |
Ch.3 v.11, Notes |
S1-M2-L1 |
Krūra/Saumya, Paksha Bala |
L
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| लग्न |
Lagna |
Ascendant |
The sign rising on the eastern horizon at a given moment — "the most important factor in a horoscope" |
Ch.3 v.6 |
S1-M2-L1 |
Bhava Lagna, Hora Lagna, Ghati Lagna |
| लंकोदय |
Lankodaya |
Equatorial rising |
A sign's rising-time at zero latitude (the equator); used to find the 10th House |
Ch.5 v.20–22½ |
S1-M4-L1 |
Swodaya |
M
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| महत्तत्त्व |
Mahātattva |
Cosmic intellect |
The first evolute of creation; root of the Sānkhya chain |
Ch.1 v.16–17, Notes |
S1-M1-L1 |
Ahaṁkāra |
| मारक |
Maraka |
Killer |
A planet capable of triggering death or severe difficulty — typically a 2nd or 7th lord, or otherwise afflicted |
Ch.36 v.19–44, throughout |
S1-M8-L2 |
Yoga Karaka (forward reference: Ch.46) |
| मूल |
Mūla |
Root |
A Horary category (plant-lordship), used in Horary chart classification |
Ch.3 v.47 |
S1-M2-L3 |
Dhātu, Jīva |
| मूलत्रिकोण |
Mūlatrikoṇa |
Root-triangle |
A specific degree-range within a planet's own sign; the second-strongest dignity, distinct from both exaltation and plain own-sign |
Ch.3 v.51–54 |
S1-M2-L4 |
Ucca, Svakṣetra |
N
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| नैसर्गिक मैत्री |
Naisargika Maitrī |
Natural friendship |
Fixed friend/enemy/neutral status, computed by Mooltrikona house-count — same for every chart |
Ch.3 v.55 |
S1-M2-L5 |
Tātkālika Maitrī, Pañcadhā Sambandha |
| नक्षत्र |
Nakṣatra |
Star, asterism |
A fixed-position division of the zodiac (27 total); distinguished from the moving grahas |
Ch.3 v.2–3, v.7 |
S1-M2-L1 |
Graha, Bhayaata/Bhabhoga |
| नवग्रह |
Navagraha |
Nine planets |
The full graha set (7 classical + Rahu/Ketu); confirms Rahu/Ketu's inclusion from Ch. 2 onward |
Ch.2 v.3, v.6–7 |
S1-M1-L2 |
Graha |
| नवांश |
Navamamsha |
Ninth-division |
The 9-division Varga (D9); governs spouse, and is the foundation of Karakamsha (S3-M23) |
Ch.7 v.12; Ch.8 v.3 |
S1-M5-L3 |
Varga, Amsha |
| नीच |
Nīcha |
Low, debilitated |
A planet's weakest sign placement — the 7th sign from its exaltation |
Ch.3 v.49–50 |
S1-M2-L4 |
Ucca |
| निषेक लग्न |
Niṣeka Lagna |
Conception Ascendant |
The computed Ascendant at the moment of conception; a backward-timing technique |
Ch.4 v.25–30 |
S1-M3-L3 |
Garbhādhāna, Spashta |
P
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| पाद |
Paada |
Foot, quarter |
The unit of graduated aspect strength (¼, ½, ¾, full) |
Ch.9 v.11–16 |
S1-M6-L1 |
Graha Drishti |
| पक्ष बल |
Paksha Bala |
Lunar-phase strength |
The Moon's benefic/malefic quality varying by lunar day; refines the Moon's natural-benefic classification |
Ch.36 v.8–10 Notes |
S1-M8-L1 |
Kṣīṇa Chandra |
| पलभा |
Palbha |
Shadow-value |
The midday equinox-shadow measurement encoding a place's latitude; basis for all Ascendant/10th-House arithmetic in Ch. 5 |
Ch.5 v.10–11 |
S1-M4-L1 |
Swodaya |
| पञ्चधा सम्बन्ध |
Pañcadhā Sambandha |
Five-fold relationship |
The combined natural+temporary relationship figure actually used in judgment |
Ch.3 v.57–58 |
S1-M2-L5 |
Naisargika/Tātkālika Maitrī, Adhimitra/Adhishatru |
| पञ्च महाभूत |
Pañca Mahābhūta |
Five elements |
Fire=Mars, Earth=Mercury, Ether=Jupiter, Water=Venus, Air=Saturn; basis for element-based Dasha reasoning |
Ch.3 v.20 |
S1-M2-L2 |
Sattva/Rajas/Tamas |
| परमात्मा |
Paramātmā |
Supreme Soul |
The universal, undivided consciousness; the grahas' predominant nature |
Ch.1 v.21–24 |
S1-M1-L1 |
Jīvātmā, Aṁśa |
| पराश्रय |
Parashraya |
"Dependent" |
The 12th-2nd-8th house group; effects given by association rather than fixed valence — requires checking conjunctions |
Ch.36 v.5–7 |
S1-M8-L1 |
Kendra, Trikona, Trishadaya |
| प्राणपद |
Pranapada |
"Foot of life" |
A computed point testing a birth's auspiciousness |
Ch.3 v.71–74 |
S1-M2-L6 |
Upagraha, Gulika |
| प्रवृत्ति / पूर्ति |
Pravritti / Poorti |
Onset / Completion |
The 15°-before and 15°-after zone around a house cusp; governs how strongly a house's effect applies by degree |
Ch.6 v.10–12 |
S1-M5-L1 |
Bhava Lagna |
| पृष्ठोदय |
Prishthodaya |
Back-rising |
A sign whose latter portion rises first; slower, more delayed results |
Ch.4 v.7, etc. |
S1-M3-L2 |
Shirshodaya, Ubhayodaya |
| पूर्णावतार |
Pūrṇāvatāra |
Complete incarnation |
Wholly Paramātmāṁśa, no jīvāṁśa admixture — marks Sun/Moon/Mars/Rahu as a distinct tier of avatāra |
Ch.2 v.2 |
S1-M1-L2 |
Avatāra |
R
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| राजयोग |
Raja Yoga |
Royal combination |
The elevated-status outcome a Yoga Karaka combination produces |
Ch.36 v.12, throughout |
S1-M8-L2 |
Yoga Karaka |
| राशि |
Rāśi |
Sign |
One of the 12 equal zodiac divisions; the basic unit planets move through |
Ch.3 v.5 |
S1-M2-L1 |
Kālapuruṣa |
| राशि दृष्टि |
Rashi Drishti |
Sign aspect |
The movable/fixed/dual triplicity-based full-aspect system |
Ch.9 v.1–9 |
S1-M6-L1 |
Graha Drishti |
S
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| संहिता |
Saṁhitā |
Collection, code |
The mundane/omen branch of Jyotisha, distinguishing collective from individual prediction |
Ch.1 v.2, Notes |
S1-M1-L1 |
Horā, Gaṇita |
| सत्त्व / रजस् / तमस् |
Sattva / Rajas / Tamas |
The three guṇas |
Sattvika = Sun, Moon, Jupiter; Rajasika = Venus, Mercury; Tamasika = Mars, Saturn — direct continuation of Ch.1's guṇa framework |
Ch.3 v.22 |
S1-M2-L2 |
Guṇa, Pañca Mahābhūta |
| शीर्षोदय |
Shirshodaya |
Head-rising |
A sign whose head-end rises first; quicker results |
Ch.4 v.9, etc. |
S1-M3-L2 |
Prishthodaya, Ubhayodaya |
| षोडशवर्ग |
Shodasavarga |
Sixteen-varga(-set) |
The complete set of all sixteen Vargas together; the full toolkit for fine-grained prediction |
Ch.7 v.42–51 |
S1-M5-L3 |
Varga |
| शूल दशा |
Shoola Dasha |
(forward reference only) |
A separate Dasha system, fully described in Ch. 48 (Semester 3), used alongside Varnada for affliction/longevity timing |
Ch.6 v.19–20 Notes; full treatment Ch.48 |
S1-M5-L2 |
Varnada Dasha |
| स्फुट |
Spashta |
Exact, precise |
A planet's or point's precise computed longitude |
Ch.4 v.27–29, Notes |
S1-M3-L3 |
Nisheka Lagna |
| सूर्य लग्न |
Surya Lagna |
Solar Ascendant |
The Sun treated as an alternate Ascendant, for father and 10th/11th house matters |
Ch.8 v.39 |
S1-M5-L4 |
Chandra Lagna |
| स्वक्षेत्र |
Svakṣetra |
Own field, own sign |
A planet's own-ruled sign, outside the Mooltrikona range; the third-strongest dignity |
Ch.3 v.51–54 |
S1-M2-L4 |
Ucca, Mūlatrikoṇa |
| स्ववेश |
Swavishwa |
Own-strength |
The fixed point-allocation per Varga in the Vimshopaka Bala formula; one of its two components |
Ch.8 v.17–25 |
S1-M5-L4 |
Vargavishwa |
| स्वोदय |
Swodaya |
Own-rising(-time) |
A sign's local rising-time at the birthplace's latitude; used to find the Ascendant |
Ch.5 v.12–19½ |
S1-M4-L1 |
Lankodaya |
T
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| तात्कालिक मैत्री |
Tātkālika Maitrī |
Temporary friendship |
Chart-specific friend/enemy status, by a planet's actual house position — different in every chart |
Ch.3 v.56 |
S1-M2-L5 |
Naisargika Maitrī |
| त्रिकोण |
Trikona |
Trine |
5th, 9th houses; always-auspicious lordship |
Ch.8 v.35 |
S1-M5-L4 |
Kendra, Trishadaya |
| त्रिकस्थान |
Trik-sthana |
Evil houses |
6th, 8th, 12th houses (Ch.8's specific definition — narrower than Ch.13's 5-house translator gloss) |
Ch.8 v.35 |
S1-M5-L4 |
Trishadaya |
| त्रिषडाय |
Trishadaya |
The 3-6-11 group |
Houses whose lords are always inauspicious — a fixed malefic-lordship rule |
Ch.36 v.4 |
S1-M8-L1 |
Trik-sthana, Kendra, Trikona |
U
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| उभयोदय |
Ubhayodaya |
Both-rising |
Rises with both head and back — Pisces only |
Ch.4 v.23; Notes after v.24 |
S1-M3-L2 |
Prishthodaya, Shirshodaya |
| उच्च |
Ucca |
High, exalted |
A planet's strongest sign placement; top of the dignity scale |
Ch.3 v.49–50 |
S1-M2-L4 |
Nīcha, Mūlatrikoṇa |
| उपग्रह |
Upagraha |
Sub-planet |
A shadow point computed from the Sun's longitude; interpretation deferred to Ch. 27 (Semester 2) |
Ch.3 v.61–65 |
S1-M2-L6 |
Gulika, Pranapada |
V
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| वर्ग |
Varga |
Division, group |
Any of the sixteen sign-subdivisions; the general category the whole of Ch. 7–8 covers |
Ch.7 v.1–4 |
S1-M5-L3 |
Amsha, Shodasavarga |
| वर्गविश्वा |
Vargavishwa |
Varga-strength |
The friendship-based grade for a specific Varga placement; the other Vimshopaka Bala component |
Ch.8 v.25 |
S1-M5-L4 |
Swavishwa |
| वर्ण |
Varṇa |
Caste, class |
A quality-based social role (per the translator, not birth-caste) — the planetary caste classification |
Ch.3 v.21 |
S1-M2-L2 |
Guṇa |
| वर्णद |
Varnada |
Caste-giver (literal) |
The sign located by the direct/reverse counting procedure from the natal Ascendant and Hora Lagna |
Ch.6 v.13–16 |
S1-M5-L2 |
Hora Lagna, Varnada Dasha |
| वर्णदा दशा |
Varnada Dasha |
Varnada period |
The house-based (not planet-based) Dasha system whose durations derive from sign-distances to each house's Varnada sign |
Ch.6 v.17–27 |
S1-M5-L2 |
Varnada, Antardasha |
| वात / पित्त / कफ |
Vāta / Pitta / Kapha |
Wind / Bile / Phlegm |
The three Ayurvedic bodily humors, mapped to sign triplicities |
Ch.4 v.5, Notes |
S1-M3-L1 |
Chara/Sthira/Dwiswabhāva |
Y
| Sanskrit |
Transliteration |
Meaning |
Definition |
BPHS Ch./Verse |
Lesson |
Related |
| योगकारक |
Yoga Karaka |
Combination-maker |
A planet whose angle+trine lordship relationship elevates the native — the chapter's central concept |
Ch.36 v.11–13 |
S1-M8-L1 |
Kendradhipatya Dosha, Raja Yoga, Maraka |
Not yet covered: the graha and rāśi proper names themselves (Sun/Sūrya, Moon/Chandra, Mars/Maṅgala, etc.) aren't in this glossary because no lesson's Key Terms table treats them as a defined term — they're used directly throughout. See the Foundations Handbook §1–2 for the full graha/rāśi reference tables instead.
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