Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Ashwini and Shatabhisha nakshatra matching
13–14 of 36 with Ashwini as bride, 15–16 with Shatabhisha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Ashwini: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Deva gana | Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Horse yoni · Rakshasa gana
Ashwini as bride
13–14
of 36
Shatabhisha as bride
15–16
of 36
Across all padas
15
one answer
Reading the eight kootas in order for Ashwini and Shatabhisha: Nadi is where the largest deduction falls — Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata), so 0 of 8, with Gana at 0 of 6, Graha Maitri at 0.5 of 5, Tara at 1.5 of 3, Vashya at 0–1 of 2 and Varna at 0 of 1 behind it. The remaining 2 kootas are complete, which puts the pair at 13–14 one way round and 15–16 the other.
The pada does not matter here. 120 of the 351 pairs behave this way and Ashwini with Shatabhisha is one of them: every one of the sixteen cells in the grid below repeats the same total, so knowing the two birth stars is knowing the score.
Koota by Koota
All eight kootas for Ashwini and Shatabhisha, taken at pada 1 each. Two columns because Varna and Gana can score differently by direction where the other six cannot: Varna and Gana differ between them.
| Koota | Ashwini bride | Shatabhisha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 0 | 1 | Shatabhisha: Shudra · Ashwini: Kshatriya |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Shatabhisha: Manav · Ashwini: Chatushpada |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Ashwini: Sadhaka (6) · from Shatabhisha: Pratyari (5) |
| Yoni / 4 | 4 | 4 | Shatabhisha: Horse · Ashwini: Horse |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Shatabhisha: Saturn · Ashwini: Mars |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 1 | Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Ashwini: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 7 | 7 | Aquarius and Aries — 11/3 |
| Nadi / 8 | 0 | 0 | Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata) |
| Total / 36 | 13–14 | 15–16 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Nadi, 0 of 8 — Shatabhisha: Adi (Vata) · Ashwini: Adi (Vata). Eight guna on one comparison, and it is the whole of Nadi.
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Shatabhisha: Rakshasa · Ashwini: Deva. The gentle temperament is held to bear the cost of the forceful one unevenly.
- Graha Maitri, 0.5 of 5 — Shatabhisha: Saturn · Ashwini: Mars. The mental-compatibility koota, and the sign lords fall short of friendship.
- Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Ashwini: Sadhaka (6) · from Shatabhisha: Pratyari (5). Half the koota, because the count is unfavourable in one direction only.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Shatabhisha: Manav · Ashwini: Chatushpada. The middle of this koota: tables put a pair like this anywhere between half a guna and one.
- Varna, 0 of 1 — Shatabhisha: Shudra · 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 Shatabhisha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Ashwini runs Aries 0°00′ – 13°20′ and Shatabhisha runs Aquarius 6°40′ – 20°00′ — two arcs 13°20′ wide, each divided into four padas of 3°20′, which puts the two Moons anywhere between 40°00′ and 66°40′ apart. Every cell below holds two totals: Ashwini as bride first, Shatabhisha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Ashwini ↓ / Shatabhisha → | Pada 1Aquarius | Pada 2Aquarius | Pada 3Aquarius | Pada 4Aquarius |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Aries | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 |
| Pada 2Aries | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 |
| Pada 3Aries | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 |
| Pada 4Aries | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 | 13 / 15 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 1 guna to every cell. None of the sixteen clears the conventional threshold of 18 on this reading. 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
Nadi and Bhakoot between them decide the shape of a result more than the total does — and both come with classical relief clauses that two named birth stars are enough to test.
Nadi Koota — 0 of 8
Ashwini and Shatabhisha are both Adi (Vata), so the plain rule gives nothing. None of the three recognised cancellations reaches this pair — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — so the eight guna are lost and 28 is the ceiling for Ashwini with Shatabhisha however well everything else goes.
Bhakoot Koota — 7 of 7 at pada 1
Aquarius and Aries — 11/3 — 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. Remedial practice for Nadi dosha is set out on the Nadi dosha page.
Two Tests Outside the 36
Two tests the eight kootas leave out, both settled by the distance between the two stars: Ashwini to Shatabhisha is 24 and back is 5, counting inclusively.
- Mahendra — absent. 24 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 — 24 with Ashwini as bride, 5 with Shatabhisha — and 135 pairs clear it both ways against 216 that clear it one way. It holds with Ashwini as the bride and not with Shatabhisha.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Ashwini is Kshipra / Laghu (swift and light), Shatabhisha is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.
How the Pair Ranks on Each Side
The same 15 of 36 reads differently from each side, because each star is being compared with a different 27: 22nd place in Ashwini's table, 22nd in Shatabhisha's. Both positions can be checked by counting rows there — the figures are the ones those tables print.
In Ashwini’s table
22nd of 27
Shatabhisha scores 15 there outright. 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 Shatabhisha’s table
22nd of 27
Ashwini scores 15 there outright. Shatabhisha’s 27 partners run from 9.5 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Shatabhisha 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: kundli matching for marriage, end to end and the 36 guna taken one koota at a time. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Ashwini page and the Shatabhisha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Ashwini and Shatabhisha score?
Are Ashwini and Shatabhisha compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Ashwini and Shatabhisha?
Do Ashwini and Shatabhisha have Nadi 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 Shatabhisha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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