Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair

Purva Ashadha and Dhanishta nakshatra matching

5.5–8.5 of 36 with Purva Ashadha as bride, 9.5–12.5 with Dhanishta as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.

Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Monkey yoni · Manushya gana | Dhanishta: Madhya (Pitta) nadi · Lion yoni · Rakshasa gana

Purva Ashadha as bride

5.5–8.5

of 36

Dhanishta as bride

9.5–12.5

of 36

Across all padas

9.5–18.5

spread of 9

Purva Ashadha and Dhanishta come to 5.5–8.5 of 36 with Purva Ashadha on the bride's side and 9.5–12.5 with Dhanishta on it. What sits behind those two figures: nothing scores in full. All eight kootas take a deduction — Nadi (0 of 8), Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Graha Maitri (3 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4), Vashya (0–1 of 2) and Varna (0 of 1) — and Nadi on its own accounts for 8 of the guna that go missing.

A swing of 9 guna separates the best and worst cells in the grid below — 9.5 at the bottom, 18.5 at the top. The cause is a boundary inside the four padas: Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada and Dhanishta runs from Capricorn into Aquarius after pada 2. Since Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are all read from the Moon rashi rather than from the star, which puts 15 of the 36 guna on that boundary, which side of it the Moon fell on is not a detail.

Koota by Koota

Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Purva Ashadha with Dhanishta. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Varna and Gana differ between them.

Ashtakoot koota scores for Purva Ashadha with Dhanishta at pada 1 on both sides, shown separately for each partner on the bride’s side, with the values each koota reads.
Koota	Purva Ashadha bride	Dhanishta bride	What it reads
Varna / 1	0	1	Dhanishta: Vaishya · Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya
Vashya / 2	0–1	0–1	Dhanishta: Jalachar · Purva Ashadha: Manav
Tara / 3	1.5	1.5	Counting from Purva Ashadha: Kshema (4) · from Dhanishta: Vadha (7)
Yoni / 4	1–3	1–3	Dhanishta: Lion · Purva Ashadha: Monkey
Graha Maitri / 5	3	3	Dhanishta: Saturn · Purva Ashadha: Jupiter
Gana / 6	0	3	Dhanishta: Rakshasa · Purva Ashadha: Manushya
Bhakoot / 7	0	0	Capricorn and Sagittarius — 2/12
Nadi / 8	0	0	Dhanishta: Madhya (Pitta) · Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta)
Total / 36	5.5–8.5	9.5–12.5	Below the conventional threshold

Nadi, 0 of 8 — Dhanishta: Madhya (Pitta) · Purva Ashadha: Madhya (Pitta). The heaviest koota in the system, all or nothing.
Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Capricorn and Sagittarius — 2/12. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
Gana, 0 of 6 — Dhanishta: Rakshasa · Purva Ashadha: Manushya. Directional: swap the partners and the same two ganas score differently.
Graha Maitri, 3 of 5 — Dhanishta: Saturn · Purva Ashadha: Jupiter. Five guna ride on how the two sign lords regard each other, more than any other single test.
Tara, 1.5 of 3 — Counting from Purva Ashadha: Kshema (4) · from Dhanishta: Vadha (7). One count of the two is inauspicious and the other is not, which halves the koota.
Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Dhanishta: Lion · Purva Ashadha: Monkey. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Dhanishta: Jalachar · Purva Ashadha: Manav. Neither the same group nor the agreed zero, so the graded middle where lineages differ.
Varna, 0 of 1 — Dhanishta: Vaishya · Purva Ashadha: Kshatriya. The groom's rank has to reach the bride's and does not. One guna, and no tradition treats it as disqualifying.

Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Purva Ashadha’s table and Dhanishta’s.

All Sixteen Pada Combinations

Purva Ashadha runs Sagittarius 13°20′ – 26°40′ and Dhanishta runs Capricorn 23°20′ – Aquarius 6°40′ — 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: Purva Ashadha as bride first, Dhanishta as bride second. The cells are not all the same, which is the point of printing them — 5.5 at the lowest and 18.5 at the highest.

Ashtakoot totals out of 36 for Purva Ashadha with Dhanishta across all sixteen pada combinations, each cell giving Purva Ashadha as bride then Dhanishta as bride, on the strict reading of Yoni and Vashya.
Purva Ashadha ↓ / Dhanishta →	Pada 1Capricorn	Pada 2Capricorn	Pada 3Aquarius	Pada 4Aquarius
Pada 1Sagittarius	5.5 / 9.5	5.5 / 9.5	14.5 / 18.5	14.5 / 18.5
Pada 2Sagittarius	5.5 / 9.5	5.5 / 9.5	12.5 / 16.5	12.5 / 16.5
Pada 3Sagittarius	5.5 / 9.5	5.5 / 9.5	12.5 / 16.5	12.5 / 16.5
Pada 4Sagittarius	5.5 / 9.5	5.5 / 9.5	12.5 / 16.5	12.5 / 16.5

Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the cell. 2 of the sixteen clear the conventional threshold of 18; the other 14 do not. 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

Purva Ashadha and Dhanishta are both Madhya (Pitta), 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 Purva Ashadha with Dhanishta however well everything else goes.

Bhakoot Koota — 0 of 7 at pada 1

In 8 of the sixteen pada combinations, the two Moon signs stand at one of the three forbidden distances and Bhakoot gives nothing. Neither cancellation is available — the sign lords are Jupiter and Saturn, neither the same planet nor mutual friends.

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

The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Purva Ashadha and Dhanishta alone — so they can be given here and checked by hand.

Mahendra — present. Mahendra wants every third star from the fourth — 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 — and Purva Ashadha to Dhanishta is 4. The two counts always add to 29, so a Mahendra pair holds whichever way round the match is made.
Stri-Dirgha — satisfied one way. This one is directional in earnest: 4 from Purva Ashadha and 25 from Dhanishta, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds with Dhanishta as the bride and not with Purva Ashadha.

Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Purva Ashadha is Ugra / Krura (fierce), Dhanishta is Chara (movable) — and it governs what each star suits doing, not who it marries.

How the Pair Ranks on Each Side

A total carries meaning against the alternatives rather than on its own, and the alternatives differ for the two stars: 9.5 of 36 puts Dhanishta 26th among Purva Ashadha's 27 possible partners and Purva Ashadha 26th among Dhanishta's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.

In Purva Ashadha’s table

26th of 27

Dhanishta scores 9.5 there outright. Purva Ashadha’s 27 partners run from 9 to 31 with a median of 22.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Purva Ashadha can reach — all 27 rows.

In Dhanishta’s table

26th of 27

Purva Ashadha scores 9.5 there outright. Dhanishta’s 27 partners run from 6.5 to 29.5 with a median of 19, so this one sits below the middle of what Dhanishta can reach — all 27 rows.

What This Total Is Not

Across every pairing of two Moon positions that can exist, 63.6% clear 18 and the median total is 20.5, so clearing the conventional bar is the ordinary result rather than a distinction. The ceiling is 35, not 36 — no pairing of Purva Ashadha and Dhanishta or of anything else reaches a perfect score, and a site reporting one has added something to the arithmetic.

Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: Venus, and what it decides about a marriage and the Kundli Milan guide written from these numbers. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Purva Ashadha page and the Dhanishta page.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many guna do Purva Ashadha and Dhanishta score?

5.5–8.5 of 36 with Purva Ashadha as the bride and 9.5–12.5 with Dhanishta as the bride, taking pada 1 on both sides. The real padas move it: across all sixteen combinations the total runs from 9.5 to 18.5, and the grid on this page gives every cell. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds between 2 and 3 guna, depending on the cell. Against every possible pairing of two Moon positions, 63.6% clear 18 and the median is 20.5.

Are Purva Ashadha and Dhanishta compatible?

On Ashtakoot the conservative reading puts Purva Ashadha with Dhanishta at below the conventional threshold — under the 18 that families conventionally look for. The guna are lost on Nadi (0 of 8), Bhakoot (0 of 7), Gana (0 of 6), Graha Maitri (3 of 5), Tara (1.5 of 3), Yoni (1–3 of 4), Vashya (0–1 of 2) and Varna (0 of 1). Read that as a filter result, not as a recommendation. A koota scoring zero — here Varna, Gana, Bhakoot and Nadi — is the part worth taking to an astrologer rather than to a calculator.

Does the pada change the result for Purva Ashadha and Dhanishta?

Yes. Purva Ashadha passes the mid-point of Sagittarius after pada 1, which moves it from the Manav vashya group into Chatushpada and Dhanishta runs from Capricorn into Aquarius after pada 2, and Varna, Vashya, Graha Maitri and Bhakoot are read from the Moon rashi rather than from the nakshatra, so 15 of the 36 guna move with that boundary. The total ranges from 9.5 to 18.5 across the sixteen combinations — a swing of 9 guna, against a median of 2 and a maximum of 14 over all 351 pairs. Only the birth times settle which cell applies.

Do Purva Ashadha and Dhanishta have Nadi dosha?

Yes on the plain rule: both birth stars fall in Madhya (Pitta), and a shared nadi scores 0 of 8 — the largest single deduction in Ashtakoot. The three recognised cancellations — the same star in different padas, both Moons in one rashi, or two rashis sharing a lord — do not apply to Purva Ashadha with Dhanishta, so the eight guna are genuinely lost. That leaves a ceiling of 28 for this pair however well the other seven go. Across every possible pairing, 33.3% carry Nadi dosha and 23.2% of those are cancelled.

Is it better for Purva Ashadha to be the bride or the groom?

On the arithmetic, Dhanishta on the bride's side scores higher — 9.5–12.5 against 5.5–8.5. Varna and Gana are the only kootas that can do that, and here Varna goes from 0 with Purva Ashadha as bride to 1 with Dhanishta as bride and Gana goes from 0 with Purva Ashadha as bride to 3 with Dhanishta as bride. 314 of the 351 pairs move like this, so a calculator that takes two stars without asking who is the bride has picked a direction for you.

Run It On the Real Padas

The grid above narrows Purva Ashadha and Dhanishta to sixteen answers between 9.5 and 18.5. Two birth times pick one of them.

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