ashtakoot · guna milan score
8 Out of 36 Guna Milan: What a 8 Is Made Of
99 of 11,664 pairings · 0.8% · 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, 38 total exactly 8 and 61 total 8.5, on the strict reading that takes the bottom of the two kootas whose middle grades lineages dispute. Together that is 0.8% of all pairings; 97.4% score 8 or more and 2.6% score less. On the generous reading of the same two kootas, 67 pairings land on 8 or 8.5.
Families commonly read 8 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 8 Usually Loses
Averaged over the 99 pairings at 8 and 8.5, the guna lost to each koota are: Nadi 8 of 8, Bhakoot 7 of 7, Gana 4.08 of 6, Yoni 3.16 of 4, Vashya 1.76 of 2, Graha Maitri 1.73 of 5, Tara 1.38 of 3 and Varna 0.59 of 1. So a 8 is mostly made by what Nadi, Bhakoot, Gana, Yoni, Vashya, Graha Maitri, Tara and Varna take away.
| Koota | Out of | Scores 0 | Scores full |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna | 1 | 58.6% | 41.4% |
| Vashya | 2 | 87.9% | 12.1% |
| Tara | 3 | 0.0% | 8.1% |
| Yoni | 4 | 16.2% | 0.0% |
| Graha Maitri | 5 | 0.0% | 41.4% |
| Gana | 6 | 45.5% | 16.2% |
| Bhakoot | 7 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Nadi | 8 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
Nadi and Bhakoot at 8
99 of the 99 pairings at 8 (100.0%) score nothing on Nadi, the condition called Nadi dosha; 24 of those meet one of the recognised cancellations (the same star in different padas, the same Moon sign, or two signs with one lord). 99 (100.0%) score nothing on Bhakoot, and 41 of those have the sign lords that cancel it. 99 carry both at once. A 8 with Nadi dosha and a 8 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 8
13 pairs of birth stars produce 8 or 8.5 for at least one combination of padas and direction. The most frequent: Krittika and Swati (24), Ashwini and Hasta (16), Ashwini and Uttara Phalguni (12), Uttara Phalguni and Shatabhisha (12), Swati and Vishakha (8), Uttara Phalguni and Mula (4), Punarvasu and Jyeshtha (4), Punarvasu and Mula (4). Each pair’s page shows all sixteen pada combinations scored both ways.
To see whether your own total is a 8, 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.
7 out of 36 · every total · 9 out of 36. For how the eight kootas work, see the 36 gunas explained and the kundli milan guide. In Hindi: 36 में से 8 गुण.