Jyotish – Indian Astrology Basic terminology

SIGNS

Sanskrit Devanāgarī IAST1

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राशी rāśi ζώδιο signum sign znak

1 ♈ मेष meṣa Κριός Aries Ram Ovan

2 ♉ वृषभ vṛṣabha Ταῦρος Taurus Bull Bik

3 ♊ िमथुन mithuna Δίδυμοι Gemini Twins Blizanci

4 ♋ ककर् ट karkaṭa Καρκίνος Cancer Crab Rak

5 ♌ िसह siṁha Λέων Leo Lion Lav

6 ♍ कन्या kanyā Παρθένος Virgo Maiden Djevica

7 ♎ तुला tulā Ζυγός Libra Scales Vaga

8 ♏ वृि क vṛścika Σκoρπιός Scorpio Scorpion Škorpion

9 ♐ धनुस् dhanus Τοξότης Sagittarius Archer Strijelac

10 ♑ मकर makara Αἰγόκερως Capricornus Sea-goat Jarac

11 ♒ कुम्भ kumbha Ὑδροχόος Aquarius Water Bearer Vodenjak

12 ♓ मीन mīna Ἰχθεῖς Pisces Fish Ribe

1 International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (IAST) is based on a standard established by the International Congress of Orientalists at Geneva in 1894.

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PLANETS

Sanskrit Devanāgarī IAST

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गर्ह graha πλανήτης planeta planet planet

1 ☉ सूयर् sūrya Ήλιος Sol Sun Sunce

2 ☽ चन्दर् candra Σελήνη Luna Moon Mjesec

3 ☿ बुध budha Ερμής Mercurius Mercury Merkur

4 ♀ शुकर् śukra Αφροδίτη Venus Venus Venera

5 ♂ मल maṅgala Άρης Mars Mars Mars

6 ♃ बृहस्पित bṛhaspati2 Δίας Iuppiter Jupiter Jupiter

7 ♄ शिन śani Κρόνος Saturnus Saturn Saturn

8 ☊ राहु rāhu Αναβιβάζων Caput draconis

Ascending Lunar Node

Sjeverni Mjesečev čvor

9 ☋ केतु ketu Καταβιβάζων Cauda draconis

Descending Lunar Node

Južni Mjesečev čvor

10 ♅ अरुण aruṇa3 Ουρανός Uranus Uranus Uran

11 ♆ वरुण varuṇa Ποσειδώνας Neptunus Neptune Neptun

12 ♇ यम yama Πλούτωνας Pluto Pluto Pluton

2 Another name for Jupiter is simply गुरु [guru]. 3 Sanskrit names for Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are derived from modern Indo-Aryan languages.

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LUNAR MANSIONS Sanskrit

Devanāgarī IAST location ruler

1 अि नी aśvinī 00°00' ♈ – 13°20' ♈ ketu

2 भरणी bharaṇī 13°20' ♈ – 26°40' ♈ śukra

3 कृि का kṛttikā 26°40' ♈ – 10°00' ♉ sūrya

4 रोिहणी rohiṇī 10°00' ♉ – 23°20' ♉ candra

5 मृगशीषार् mṛgaśīrṣā 23°20' ♉ – 06°40' ♊ maṅgala

6 आदर्ार् ārdrā 06°40' ♊ – 20°00' ♊ rāhu

7 पुनवर्सु punarvasu 20°00' ♊ – 03°20' ♋ bṛhaspati

8 पुष्या puṣyā 03°20' ♋ – 16°40' ♋ śani

9 आ ेषा āśleṣā 16°40' ♋ – 00°00' ♌ budha

10 मघा maghā 00°00' ♌ – 13°20' ♌ ketu

11 पूवर्फाल्गुनी pūrva-phālgunī 13°20' ♌ – 26°40' ♌ śukra

12 उ रफाल्गुनी uttara-phālgunī 26°40' ♌ – 10°00' ♍ sūrya

13 हस्ता hastā 10°00' ♍ – 23°20' ♍ candra

14 िचतर्ा citrā 23°20' ♍ – 06°40' ♎ maṅgala

15 स्वाती svātī 06°40' ♎ – 20°00' ♎ rāhu

16 िवशाखा viśākhā 20°00' ♎ – 03°20' ♏ bṛhaspati

17 अनुराधा anurādhā 03°20' ♏ – 16°40' ♏ śani

18 ज्ये ा jyeṣṭhā 16°40' ♏ – 00°00' ♐ budha

19 मूल mūla 00°00' ♐ – 13°20' ♐ ketu

20 पूवार्षाढा pūrvāṣāḍhā 13°20' ♐ – 26°40' ♐ śukra

21 उ राषाढा uttarāṣāḍhā 26°40' ♐ – 10°00' ♑ sūrya

22 शर्वण śravaṇa 10°00' ♑ – 23°20' ♑ candra

23 धिन ा dhaniṣṭhā 23°20' ♑ – 06°40' ♒ maṅgala

24 शतिभषा śatabhiṣā 06°40' ♒ – 20°00' ♒ rāhu

25 पूवर्भादर्पदा pūrva-bhādrapadā 20°00' ♒ – 03°20' ♓ bṛhaspati

26 उ रभादर्पदा uttara-bhādrapadā 03°20' ♓ – 16°40' ♓ śani

27 रेवती revatī 16°40' ♓ – 00°00' ♈ budha