Ashtakoot Guna Milan · Pair
Swati and Jyeshtha nakshatra matching
14.5–17.5 of 36 with Swati as bride, 14.5–17.5 with Jyeshtha as bride — then computed again for all sixteen pada combinations.
Swati: Antya (Kapha) nadi · Buffalo yoni · Deva gana | Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) nadi · Deer yoni · Rakshasa gana
Swati as bride
14.5–17.5
of 36
Jyeshtha as bride
14.5–17.5
of 36
Across all padas
14.5
one answer
Of the eight kootas, 6 leave something on the table for this pair and 2 do not. Bhakoot is the largest at 0 of 7 — Scorpio and Libra — 2/12. The complete ones are Varna and Nadi, which is 9 of the 36 guna earned before any deduction is applied.
Worth stating because most matching sites imply otherwise: for Swati and Jyeshtha 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
Pada 1 on each side, and what every koota is reading for Swati with Jyeshtha. Varna and Gana are the two directional tests, which is why each name gets a column: Varna and Gana differ between them.
| Koota | Swati bride | Jyeshtha bride | What it reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna / 1 | 1 | 0 | Jyeshtha: Brahmin · Swati: Shudra |
| Vashya / 2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | Jyeshtha: Keet · Swati: Manav |
| Tara / 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Counting from Swati: Kshema (4) · from Jyeshtha: Vadha (7) |
| Yoni / 4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | Jyeshtha: Deer · Swati: Buffalo |
| Graha Maitri / 5 | 3 | 3 | Jyeshtha: Mars · Swati: Venus |
| Gana / 6 | 0 | 1 | Jyeshtha: Rakshasa · Swati: Deva |
| Bhakoot / 7 | 0 | 0 | Scorpio and Libra — 2/12 |
| Nadi / 8 | 8 | 8 | Jyeshtha: Adi (Vata) · Swati: Antya (Kapha) |
| Total / 36 | 14.5–17.5 | 14.5–17.5 | Below the conventional threshold |
- Bhakoot, 0 of 7 — Scorpio and Libra — 2/12. One of the three forbidden distances, and Bhakoot is all or nothing.
- Gana, 0 of 6 — Jyeshtha: Rakshasa · Swati: Deva. Directional: swap the partners and the same two ganas score differently.
- Graha Maitri, 3 of 5 — Jyeshtha: Mars · Swati: Venus. 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 Swati: Kshema (4) · from Jyeshtha: Vadha (7). One count of the two is inauspicious and the other is not, which halves the koota.
- Yoni, 1–3 of 4 — Jyeshtha: Deer · Swati: Buffalo. Not the same animal, not a hostile pair, so the graded middle.
- Vashya, 0–1 of 2 — Jyeshtha: Keet · Swati: Manav. Neither the same group nor the agreed zero, so the graded middle where lineages differ.
Half-guna figures are exact rather than rounded. Each koota’s rule is set out in full on Swati’s table and Jyeshtha’s.
All Sixteen Pada Combinations
Swati runs Libra 6°40′ – 20°00′ and Jyeshtha runs Scorpio 16°40′ – 30°00′ — 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: Swati as bride first, Jyeshtha as bride second. All sixteen read alike, so the padas can be left out of this one.
| Swati ↓ / Jyeshtha → | Pada 1Scorpio | Pada 2Scorpio | Pada 3Scorpio | Pada 4Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pada 1Libra | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 |
| Pada 2Libra | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 |
| Pada 3Libra | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 |
| Pada 4Libra | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 | 14.5 / 14.5 |
Strict reading of the two disputed kootas throughout. The generous reading of Yoni and Vashya adds 3 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
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
Swati is Antya (Kapha) and Jyeshtha is Adi (Vata). 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 Venus and Mars, 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
The South Indian reckoning runs to ten kootas, and two of the extras are counts between Swati and Jyeshtha 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 Swati to Jyeshtha 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 Swati and 25 from Jyeshtha, against a threshold sources give as seven or as nine. It holds with Jyeshtha as the bride and not with Swati.
Neither test touches the 36. Muhurta nature is a different question again — Swati is Chara (movable), Jyeshtha is Tikshna (sharp) — 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: 14.5 of 36 puts Jyeshtha 22nd among Swati's 27 possible partners and Swati 22nd among Jyeshtha's, both on the pada-1 figures those two tables print.
In Swati’s table
22nd of 27
Jyeshtha scores 14.5 there outright. Swati’s 27 partners run from 10 to 28 with a median of 21.5, so this one sits below the middle of what Swati can reach — all 27 rows.
In Jyeshtha’s table
22nd of 27
Swati scores 14.5 there outright. Jyeshtha’s 27 partners run from 4 to 31 with a median of 19, so this one sits below the middle of what Jyeshtha can reach — all 27 rows.
What This Total Is Not
The whole of Ashtakoot for Swati and Jyeshtha rests on two arcs of the zodiac 13°20′ wide. Everything a chart is usually read for — the seventh house and its lord, Venus and Mars, Mangal dosha, the dasha each partner is running — sits outside those two arcs and outside this total, which is why below the conventional threshold is a starting point for a conversation and not the end of one.
Written rather than computed, and worth the longer read: the guide to all 27 birth stars and kundli matching for marriage, end to end. The full profiles of the two stars — deities, symbols, temperament, the syllables used for naming — are on the Swati page and the Jyeshtha page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many guna do Swati and Jyeshtha score?
Are Swati and Jyeshtha compatible?
Does the pada change the result for Swati and Jyeshtha?
Do Swati and Jyeshtha have Bhakoot dosha?
Is it better for Swati to be the bride or the groom?
Run It On the Real Padas
The score is settled for Swati and Jyeshtha, but the doshas, the seventh house and the running dasha are not — and those are what a chart is for.
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