Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashwini and Rohini nakshatra matching
20.5–22.5 of 36 with Ashwini as bride, 21.5–23.5 with Rohini as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashwini: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Deva gana | Rohini: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Serpent yoni · Manushya gana
Ashwini as bride
20.5–22.5
of 36
Rohini as bride
21.5–23.5
of 36
Across all padas
21.5
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Ashwini and Rohini: Bhakoot is where the largest deduction falls — Taurus and Aries — 2/12, so 0 of 7, with Graha Maitri at 3 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Gana at 5 of 6, Yoni at 1–3 of 4 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The remaining 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 20.5–22.5 one way round and 21.5–23.5 the other.
Worth stating because most matching sites imply otherwise: for Ashwini and Rohini the padas change nothing. Sixteen combinations, one answer. The exact minute of birth still decides plenty in a chart — it just does not decide this.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ashwini and Rohini, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna differs between them.
| Koota | Ashwini bride | Rohini bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Rohini: Vaishya · Ashwini: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 2 | 2 | Rohini: Chatushpada · Ashwini: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ashwini: Kshema (4) · from Rohini: Vadha (7) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Rohini: Serpent · Ashwini: Horse |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 3 | 3 | Rohini: Venus · Ashwini: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 5 | 5 | Rohini: Manushya · Ashwini: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Taurus and Aries — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Rohini: Antya (Kapha) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 20.5–22.5 | 21.5–23.5 | Acceptable |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Taurus and Aries — 2/12. A forbidden rashi distance, so all seven guna go at once.
- Graha Maitri, 3 of 5 — Rohini: Venus · Ashwini: Mars. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ashwini: Kshema (4) · from Rohini: Vadha (7). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Gana, 5 of 6 — Rohini: Manushya · Ashwini: Deva. Deva with Manushya, five of six either way round — the mildest of the mixed results.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Rohini: Serpent · Ashwini: Horse. The middle of this koota, where tables give one, two or three guna.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Rohini: Vaishya · Ashwini: Kshatriya. A deliberately one-way test on rank, failed in this direction. It is one point of thirty-six.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Ashwini’s table and Rohini’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashwini runs Aries 0°00′ – 13°20′ and Rohini runs Taurus 10°00′ – 23°20′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 26°40′ and 53°20′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashwini as bride first, Rohini as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ashwini ↓ / Rohini → | Pada 1Taurus | Pada 2Taurus | Pada 3Taurus | Pada 4Taurus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 2Aries | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 3Aries | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 |
| Pada 4Aries | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 | 20.5 / 21.5 |
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
The two heavy kootas, checked with their cancellations. Neither gives a partial score, so each is worth 8 and 7 guna outright or nothing at all.
Nadi Koota — 8 of 8
Ashwini is Adi (Vata) and Rohini is Antya (Kapha). 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 — 0 of 7 at pada 1
In every pada combination, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Mars and Venus, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.
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 Rohini is 4 and back is 25, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — present. 4 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 — 4 with Ashwini as bride, 25 with Rohini — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Rohini 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), Rohini is Dhruva / Sthira (fixed) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 21.5 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 15th place in Ashwini's table, 14th in Rohini's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ashwini’s table
15th of 27
Rohini scores 21.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Ashwini’s 27 partners run from 9 to 32 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Ashwini can reach — all 27 rows.
In Rohini’s table
14th of 27
Ashwini scores 21.5 there, level with 1 other partner. Rohini’s 27 partners run from 11.5 to 35 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits on the middle of what Rohini can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
What the breakdown says matters more than where the total lands. A high figure sitting on a zero in Nadi or Bhakoot is a different proposition from the same figure earned evenly across the eight, and 18 of 36 is a threshold families use rather than a rule any classical text states.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: how to check compatibility in a kundli and Venus, and what it decides about a marriage. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ashwini page and the Rohini page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ashwini and Rohini score?
Are Ashwini and Rohini compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ashwini and Rohini?
Do Ashwini and Rohini 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 Rohini, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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