8 of 36 marks
Nadi Dosha: 8 of 36 Points in Kundli Matching
Nadi Dosha weighs the nadi of each birth star — the heaviest of the eight. Worth 8 marks, and 33% of the 729 nakshatra pairings score zero on it.
Nadi Dosha is the 8th of the eight kootas in Ashtakoot Guna Milan and carries 8 of the thirty-six marks. It weighs the nadi of each birth star — the heaviest of the eight. Of the 729 possible pairings of the twenty-seven nakshatras, 243 score zero on it — 33%. The texts recognise cancellations for it, listed below.
What this koota measures
This koota weighs the nadi of each birth star — the heaviest of the eight. That judgement is worth 8 of the thirty-six marks.
The full scoring table
| Aadi | Madhya | Antya | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadi | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Madhya | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Antya | 8 | 8 | 0 |
Read either way — this koota's table is symmetric.
How often it scores what
| 8 / 8 | 486 pairings | 67% |
| 0 / 8 | 243 pairings | 33% |
Across all 729 pairings of the twenty-seven nakshatras — computed, not quoted.
When it scores full marks
Different nadis — Aadi and Madhya — which is the full eight.
When it scores zero
Both nakshatras fall in Aadi nadi. This is the koota the texts weigh most heavily — eight marks, and it is traditionally read as a health-and-progeny concern rather than a compatibility one. It has recognised cancellations, which are listed below.
The pairings that score zero
- AadiAadi
- MadhyaMadhya
- AntyaAntya
Pulled out of the grid, because this is the row anybody reading a match looks for first.
Recognised cancellations
- Nadi dosha is exempted: one planet rules both Moon signs.
- Nadi dosha is exempted: the Moon signs are the same while the nakshatras differ.
Named rather than silently applied — the tool prints which one fired on a given pair.
Which nakshatra falls where
Aadi · 9
Ashwini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Jyeshtha, Mula, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada
Madhya · 9
Bharani, Mrigashira, Pushya, Purva Phalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Purva Ashadha, Dhanishta, Uttara Bhadrapada
Antya · 9
Krittika, Rohini, Ashlesha, Magha, Swati, Vishakha, Uttara Ashadha, Shravana, Revati
Common questions
- How many points is Nadi Dosha worth?
- 8 marks out of the thirty-six, the heaviest of the eight.
- How often does it score zero?
- In 243 of the 729 possible nakshatra pairings — 33%.
- Does it read the same for the boy and the girl?
- Yes. This koota's table is symmetric, so swapping the two sides does not change the score.
- What score is needed on Nadi Dosha?
- The texts set no threshold on a single koota — the threshold is eighteen out of thirty-six on the total. A zero on this one is separately named a dosha, and has recognised cancellations.
- How do I find mine?
- It comes from your birth Moon — from your nakshatra. Find yours in the list above, or cast a chart and read it directly.
Ashtakoot compares the two Moons only. It does not check Manglik dosha, the seventh house, the ninth-part chart or the periods either person is running.
Match two charts
The matching tool runs all eight kootas on two birth charts and prints what produced each score — including the cancellations, named rather than silently applied.
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