Dasha (planetary period)
A period of life ruled by one graha. The Vimshottari system runs 120 years and starts from the lord of the Moon's nakshatra at birth.
- Vedic astrology
- हिंदी: दशा
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Related terms
- PanchangThe Hindu almanac, built from five limbs of time: tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana.
- Drishti (aspect)A graha's sight on other houses. Every graha looks at the 7th house from itself; Mars also the 4th and 8th, Jupiter the 5th and 9th, Saturn the 3rd and 10th.
- Vara (weekday)The day of the week, each ruled by a graha: Sunday by the Sun, Monday by the Moon, Tuesday by Mars, and so on.
- Kendra (angular houses)The 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses, the pillars of the chart.
- Tithi (lunar day)A lunar day. Each tithi is 12° of the Moon moving ahead of the Sun, so a lunar month has 30 tithis.
- Trikona (trine houses)The 1st, 5th and 9th houses, which form a triangle in the chart.
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What does Dasha mean in Vedic astrology?
A period of life ruled by one graha. The Vimshottari system runs 120 years and starts from the lord of the Moon's nakshatra at birth.
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