How two charts are matched
The classical method scores eight kootas out of thirty-six gunas — but the score is the beginning of the judgement, never the end.
The eight, one by one
The first koota, one point, looks at temperament, scored here on the element of the Moon's sign rather than on any social grouping: full points for two signs that share an element, or that sit in a supportive pair. Vashya, two points, asks which of the two signs draws the other; a mutual pull scores in full, a one-way pull scores half. Tara, three points, counts the birth stars against each other and favours a count that lands on an even step. Yoni, four points, reads a physical and instinctive fit through fourteen paired animal natures. Full points go to the same animal, such as Ashwini and Shatabhisha, which share the horse nature. None go to a short list of pairs the texts call opposed.
Graha Maitri, five points, is the friendship between the two Moon signs' lords, and Raman calls it the kuta weighing the couple's temperaments most. Gana, six points, groups the birth stars as Deva, Manushya or Rakshasa, full points for a shared group. Bhakoot, seven points, is the heaviest single weight of the eight: it reads the count between the two Moon signs directly, and a difficult count can still be restored where the two signs' lords are friends. Nadi, eight points, looks at constitution; the same nadi on both sides scores none, though two births in the same star with different padas are read as clear.
What the total means
Eighteen of thirty-six is generally taken as the floor worth continuing from, and twenty-six or higher is called a strong match, but the number is a summary rather than a verdict. A low score concentrated in one or two kootas reads differently from the same total spread thin across several, and the whole chart, not the total by itself, is what a reading turns to next.
Beyond the thirty-six: Rajju and Vedha
Two further checks carry no points at all, and the tradition treats them as seriously as the thirty-six. Rajju groups the birth stars by which part of the body a shared placement touches in the classical reading, and a pairing that falls in the same group is a note for the reading to take up. Vedha lists specific pairs of birth stars the texts single out for closer attention. Both are pass-or-fail rather than graded, and both are read alongside the eight kootas, never in place of them.
Kuja dosha and the dashas
A reading also checks Kuja's placement in each chart on a separate account: a Kuja raised in certain houses is read for friction in married life specifically, with a list of classical relief conditions attached to it. The dashas each person is running matter as much as the static chart. Two charts that score well can still meet in a year that suits neither, which is why the tradition would rather move the date than force the pairing. Melapaka, the marriage chart matching, reads both charts against each other in full, with these timings beside the score.
The eight, in the tables
| Koota | Gunas | What it tests |
|---|---|---|
| Varna | 1 | the temperaments meet as equals |
| Vashya | 2 | who yields to whom, and whether it is mutual |
| Tara | 3 | the birth stars' health toward one another |
| Yoni | 4 | physical compatibility and instinct |
| Graha Maitri | 5 | the friendship of the two moon lords — the mind's fit |
| Gana | 6 | temperament: divine, human, or restless |
| Bhakoot | 7 | the pair's shared fortune; the heaviest single weight |
| Nadi | 8 | constitution and progeny — the classical veto |
No verdict from a number alone
Raman, whose tables this page follows, warns against setting a horoscope aside on the kootas by themselves. A score opens the judgement. The seventh house and its lord in each chart still carry the rest of it, along with the dashas, along with the family's sense of the match.
Questions people ask
What is a good guna score?
Eighteen of thirty-six is usually taken as workable, and twenty-six or above as strong. The tradition reads the number alongside Rajju, Vedha, Kuja's placement and the running dashas rather than by itself.
How is the temperament koota scored here?
By the element of each person's Moon sign rather than by any social category. Jatakapatra scores this koota on element and mind, not on background.
What is Nadi dosha?
Both people sharing the same constitutional group, Nadi, the kuta the texts weigh most heavily of the eight. A relief applies even so: the same birth star in different padas is read as clear even when the group matches.
Does a low score settle the question?
A single low kuta is a point the reading looks at more closely, not a stopping point by itself. The tradition scores eight factors precisely so that no one of them decides the outcome alone. A melapaka reading carries the rest: the timings, Rajju, Vedha, Kuja's placement in each chart.
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