Why do Dhanu and Makara appear in two groups?

Both are split by half — the first half of Dhanu is manava and the second chatushpada, and Makara is chatushpada in its first half and jalachara in its second. This is why the Moon's exact degree matters for this koota and not just its sign.

Does a zero in Vashya mean the match is bad?

No. It costs two of 36 points, about five percent. Nadi and Bhakoot together carry fifteen points and are what actually move a guna score.

Does Vashya predict who will dominate the marriage?

No. It describes an inclination in classical terms. How two people actually relate is read from the seventh house, its lord and Venus in both charts, not from a two-point koota.

Vashya Koota

वश्य कूट

What does Vashya koota measure in kundli matching?

Vashya koota carries 2 points of the 36 and measures mutual influence — which partner naturally holds sway over the other, and whether that pull is balanced. Each Moon sign belongs to one of five vashya groups, and the score depends on how those two groups relate.

The five groups and what they stand for

The twelve Moon signs are sorted into five vashya groups: chatushpada (four-footed), manava (human), jalachara (water-dwelling), vanachara (wild) and keeta (insect). Two signs are split across groups by half — Dhanu and Makara — which is why the vashya of a Moon at 5 degrees of Makara differs from one at 25 degrees. The groups are a classical way of describing how two natures pull on each other, not a ranking.

How the two points are scored

Both partners in the same group scores the full two points. Certain group pairings score one or half a point, and pairings classically read as one nature preying on the other score zero. Because the whole koota is worth two points, even a zero here costs about five percent of the total — meaningful, but nowhere near decisive on its own.

What Vashya does not tell you

This koota describes an inclination, not a power dynamic in a marriage. Classical texts use it alongside the seventh house and Venus, which is where any real reading of how two people relate belongs. Treating a Vashya score as a statement about who will dominate a relationship reads far more into two points than the technique carries.

Common questions

How many points does Vashya carry?: Two points out of 36.
Why do Dhanu and Makara appear in two groups?: Both are split by half — the first half of Dhanu is manava and the second chatushpada, and Makara is chatushpada in its first half and jalachara in its second. This is why the Moon's exact degree matters for this koota and not just its sign.
Does a zero in Vashya mean the match is bad?: No. It costs two of 36 points, about five percent. Nadi and Bhakoot together carry fifteen points and are what actually move a guna score.
Does Vashya predict who will dominate the marriage?: No. It describes an inclination in classical terms. How two people actually relate is read from the seventh house, its lord and Venus in both charts, not from a two-point koota.