ashtakoot · guna milan score
17 Out of 36 Guna Milan: What a 17 Is Made Of
606 of 11,664 pairings · 5.2% · strict reading
Guna milan compares two Moon positions, and there are only 108 of them — 27 nakshatras of four padas each — so every possible pairing can be scored. Of the 11,664 bride-and-groom pairings, 328 total exactly 17 and 278 total 17.5, on the strict reading that takes the bottom of the two kootas whose middle grades lineages dispute. Together that is 5.2% of all pairings; 68.8% score 17 or more and 31.2% score less. On the generous reading of the same two kootas, 437 pairings land on 17 or 17.5.
Families commonly read 17 as “traditionally not recommended”, the band below 18; it is under the 18 that many treat as the minimum. That threshold and those bands are a convention, not a rule in any classical text, and a total says nothing about which kootas it lost — which is what follows.
What a 17 Usually Loses
Averaged over the 606 pairings at 17 and 17.5, the guna lost to each koota are: Bhakoot 5.45 of 7, Yoni 3.07 of 4, Gana 2.68 of 6, Nadi 2.39 of 8, Graha Maitri 2.32 of 5, Vashya 1.52 of 2, Tara 0.96 of 3 and Varna 0.38 of 1. So a 17 is mostly made by what Bhakoot, Yoni, Gana, Nadi, Graha Maitri, Vashya and Tara take away.
| Koota | Out of | Scores 0 | Scores full |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna | 1 | 37.8% | 62.2% |
| Vashya | 2 | 76.1% | 23.9% |
| Tara | 3 | 0.0% | 36.1% |
| Yoni | 4 | 11.6% | 1.5% |
| Graha Maitri | 5 | 6.9% | 22.3% |
| Gana | 6 | 25.1% | 30.4% |
| Bhakoot | 7 | 77.9% | 22.1% |
| Nadi | 8 | 29.9% | 70.1% |
Nadi and Bhakoot at 17
181 of the 606 pairings at 17 (29.9%) score nothing on Nadi, the condition called Nadi dosha; 9 of those meet one of the recognised cancellations (the same star in different padas, the same Moon sign, or two signs with one lord). 472 (77.9%) score nothing on Bhakoot, and 131 of those have the sign lords that cancel it. 77 carry both at once. A 17 with Nadi dosha and a 17 without it are different matches that print the same number, which is why the total alone is never the reading.
Which Birth Stars Produce a 17
65 pairs of birth stars produce 17 or 17.5 for at least one combination of padas and direction, including 9 pairings of a star with itself. The most frequent: Ardra and Purva Bhadrapada (28), Rohini and Uttara Ashadha (24), Rohini and Shravana (16), Pushya and Jyeshtha (16), Ashlesha and Shatabhisha (16), Bharani and Hasta (16), Swati and Uttara Bhadrapada (16), Ashlesha and Anuradha (16). Each pair’s page shows all sixteen pada combinations scored both ways.
To see whether your own total is a 17, and which kootas it lost, you need both Moon positions. The Free Kundli Matching tool gives the eight koota scores and the total, which is the headline answer; the Kundali Milan detailed report works the same arithmetic further from your own birth details, and its page lists what it contains.
16 out of 36 · every total · 18 out of 36. For how the eight kootas work, see the 36 gunas explained and the kundli milan guide. In Hindi: 36 में से 17 गुण.