The 12 rashis in order
Learn the 12 signs in order, with their numbers, Sanskrit names and what each name pictures.
- 7-minute lesson
- Basic course: Jyotish Shishya
- Vedic astrology
- One fixed order
- Three names for each sign
- What each name pictures
A first look at the lesson
The signs always come in the same order, starting from Aries. Each one has a number from 1 to 12, and charts often write the number instead of the name.
Every sign has an English name, a Hindi name and a Sanskrit name. Hindi uses the Sanskrit names, and so do the classical texts.
Words in this lesson
More lessons on this subject
- Counting from a signCount the 4th, 7th or 12th sign from any sign, and find the sign opposite it.
- The four elementsFire, earth, air and water: every sign belongs to one, in a pattern that repeats every four signs.
- Movable, fixed and dualEvery sign is movable, fixed or dual, in a pattern that repeats every three signs.
- The lords of the signsEach sign is ruled by a graha: the Sun and the Moon one sign each, five grahas two signs each.
Your first lesson takes about five minutes
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