Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashwini and Bharani nakshatra matching
32–34 of 36 with Ashwini as bride, 32–34 with Bharani as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashwini: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Deva gana | Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Elephant yoni · Manushya gana
Ashwini as bride
32–34
of 36
Bharani as bride
32–34
of 36
Across all padas
32
one answer
Four of the eight kootas — Tara, Yoni, Gana and Nadi — are settled by the two birth stars alone, before anyone asks about a pada; the other four are read from the Moon rashi, which a pada can move. For Ashwini with Bharani that leaves 6 of the eight at full marks — Varna, Vashya, Tara, Graha Maitri, Bhakoot and Nadi — and 2 carrying a deduction: Gana (5 of 6) and Yoni (1–3 of 4). The heaviest deduction among them is 1 guna, and 2 kootas share it: Gana at 5 of 6 and Yoni at 1–3 of 4.
All sixteen combinations give the same answer. Neither star crosses a boundary of any kind between its padas, so the totals below are the whole result and the birth times only need to be accurate enough to fix the nakshatra. This pair is one of the 120 of 351 where that is true.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ashwini and Bharani, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: here neither one differs, so the two columns agree.
| Koota | Ashwini bride | Bharani bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 1 | Bharani: Kshatriya · Ashwini: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 2 | 2 | Bharani: Chatushpada · Ashwini: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 3 | 3 | Counting from Ashwini: Sampat (2) · from Bharani: Ati-Mitra (9) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Bharani: Elephant · Ashwini: Horse |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 5 | 5 | Bharani: Mars · Ashwini: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Bharani: Manushya · Ashwini: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Aries and Aries — 1/1 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Bharani: Madhya (Pitta) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 32–34 | 32–34 | Good |
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Bharani: Manushya · Ashwini: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Bharani: Elephant · Ashwini: Horse. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ashwini’s table and Bharani’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashwini runs Aries 0°00′ – 13°20′ and Bharani runs Aries 13°20′ – 26°40′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 0°00′ and 26°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashwini as bride first, Bharani as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ashwini ↓ / Bharani → | Pada 1Aries | Pada 2Aries | Pada 3Aries | Pada 4Aries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 |
| Pada 2Aries | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 |
| Pada 3Aries | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 |
| Pada 4Aries | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 | 32 / 32 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 2 guna to every cell. All sixteen combinations clear the conventional threshold of 18. Dimmed cells fall below it; the nakshatra finder returns the pada from a birth date, time and place.
The Two Doshas, and Whether They Are Cancelled
Fifteen of the 36 guna sit in these two, and both are all-or-nothing. Their cancellations are stated specifically enough to be checked for Ashwini and Bharani rather than guessed at.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Ashwini is Adi (Vata) and Bharani is Madhya (Pitta). Different nadis take the full eight guna, and since Nadi alone is more than a fifth of the total, this pair starts from a position 108 of the 351 pairs never reach.
Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1
Aries and Aries — 1/1 — outside the three forbidden distances of 6/8, 5/9 and 2/12, and it stays outside them in all sixteen pada combinations. Bhakoot is full at seven throughout.
A cancellation is relief, not a score adjustment — the koota still reads zero above. The doshas Ashtakoot does not test for are a separate question — Mangal dosha among them.
Two Tests Outside the 36
Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Ashwini to Bharani is 2 and back is 27, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 2 stars between them, against a favourable set of 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 and 25. 108 of the 351 pairs land on one of those.
- Stri-Dirgha — satisfied one way. The count from the bride's star should pass nine — 2 with Ashwini as bride, 27 with Bharani — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Bharani as the bride and not with Ashwini.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ashwini is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light), Bharani is Ugra / Krura (fierce) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 32 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 1st place in Ashwini's table, 1st in Bharani's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ashwini’s table
1st of 27
Bharani scores 32 there outright. Ashwini’s 27 partners run from 9 to 32 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Ashwini can reach — all 27 rows.
In Bharani’s table
1st of 27
Ashwini scores 32 there outright. Bharani’s 27 partners run from 7 to 32 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits above the middle of what Bharani can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
One number cannot carry a marriage. Ashtakoot reads a single point from each chart — the Moon — so two people born hours apart with the Moon in Ashwini score identically here whatever else their charts do. The seventh house and its lord, Venus, Mars and Mangal dosha, and the dasha each partner is running are all outside it, and any of them can matter more than the difference between good and the band above.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the Kundli Milan guide written from these numbers and the guide to all 27 birth stars. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ashwini page and the Bharani page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ashwini and Bharani score?
Are Ashwini and Bharani compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ashwini and Bharani?
Do Ashwini and Bharani have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Ashwini to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Ashwini and Bharani, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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