Astrology Glossary

Migrasira: One of the 27 nakshatras

Mithuna: Gemini

Moola: One of the 27 nakshatras

Muhurta kundali: A chart used to find an auspicious timing of an event

Naisargika bala: Natural strength, one of the components of Shad Bala.

Nathonnatha Bala: A source of strength from birth taking place at day or night. Certain planets are strong at midnight, others are strong at
noon.

Nathonnatha Bala: It is one of the components of Kala Bala.

Oocha Bala: A source of strength based on the degree of exaltation. The closer a planet is to the point of full exaltation, the stronger. Oocha Bala is one of the components of Sthana Bala.

Ojhayugmar Bala: A source of strength based on the planet’s occupancy of odd/even signs. Certain planets get stronger if they are placed in an odd sign, others are stronger in even signs. This applies both on the birth chart and the navamsha.

Ojhayugmar Bala: It is one of the components of Sthana Bala.

Paksha Bala: A source of strength derived from the Moon phase. Benefic planets gain strength with a waxing Moon, and Malefics gain strength with a waning Moon.

Paksha Bala: It is one of the components of Kala Bala.

Parivata (Pa): One of the Upa Grahas

Prashna kundali: The chart of the present time and local place, used for answering questions. “Prashna” means question

Punarvasu: One of the 27 nakshatras. It is the birth star of Lord Rama.

Purva Asadha: One of the 27 nakshatras

Purva Bhadrapada: One of the 27 nakshatra

Purva Phalguni: One of the 27 nakshatras

Putrasthana: 5th house

Rahu (Ra): Northern lunar node

Randhr: 8th house

Rashis: Signs

Revati: One of the 27 nakshatras

Rohini: One of the 27 nakshatras. It is the birth star of Lord Krishna.

Sahaj: 3rd house

Sahams: Special points in the Progression chart which signify very
specific areas of life.

Saptavargaja Bala: A source of strength based on the sign placement in
vargas. This strength represents how well the planet is placed in the 7
most important divisional charts. Saptavargaja Bala in one of the
components of Stana Bala.

Sarvashtakavarga (Also Sarv.): The total Bindus all planets receive in a any sign.

Shad Bala: Shad means 6, and Bala means strength. Shad Bala is a 6 fold strength that indicates how powerful or influencial a planet is.

Shani (Sa): Saturn

Shravana: One of the 27 nakshatras

Shukra (Sk): Venus

Simha: Leo

Sthana Bala: Positional strength. A source of strength based on planet’s position in the zodiac. It is composed of 5 sub-divisions. Stana Bala is one of the components of Shad Bala.

Sthira dasha: A sign based dasha system that starts with the sign occupied by Brahma.

Surya (Sy): The Sun

Swati: One of the 27 nakshatras

Tanu: 1st house

Thribhaga Bala: A source of strength caused by the birth taking place in one of the 3 portions of day and night. Any planet may get this strength only if birth took place in its particular portion of the day or night. Thribhaga Bala is one of the components of Kala Bala.

Tula: Libra

Upagrahas: “Sub Planets” these are grahas (planets) derived from
mathematical calculations

Upaketu (Uk): One of the Upa Grahas

Uttara Phalguni: One of the 27 nakshatras

Uttara Asadha: One of the 27 nakshatras

Uttara Bhadrapad: One of the 27 nakshatras

Vargas: Divisional charts such as Navamsha and Saptamsha

Vargottama: Being placed in the same sign in the Birth chart as in the
Navamsha chart

Varshaphala: Annual horoscopy

Varshphal kundali: Progression chart used in annual horoscopy

Vighatis: A unit of time 60 Vighatis=1 Ghati, 1 Ghati=24 minutes

Vishakha: One of the 27 nakshatras

Vimsopaka Bala: Vimsopaka Bala is the strength of a planet based on its dignity in the divisional charts. There are different groups of divisional charts that are used for calculating the Vimsopaka Bala.

Vrischika: Scorpio

Vrishabha: Taurus

Vyatipa (Vy): One of the Upagrahas

Vyaya: 12th house

Yogini Dasha: A nakshatra based dasha system

Yuddha Bala: A source of strength applied on planets that are in “war”, i.e. a planet may get this when placed within one degree of longitude from another planet. Yuddha Bala is one of the components of Kala Bala.

Yuvati: Indicates the 7th house

Yuti: The Sanskrit word Yuti means conjunction