Ashwini and Shatabhisha Compatibility: Vedic Nakshatra Matching

15–16 / 36

In short

The birth stars Ashwini and Shatabhisha score 15–16 out of 36 in the Vedic compatibility (Ashtakoota) calculation. The four tests calculated from the birth star give 6.5 out of 21. Ashwini falls in Aries and Shatabhisha in Aquarius; the three tests calculated from the Moon sign give 8.5 out of 14. Overall level: weak match.

Where does this match stand?

When the 27 pairings of Ashwini are ranked by their lowest possible score, Shatabhisha comes 22nd (1 other star gets the same score). In Shatabhisha's own ranking, Ashwini comes 21st.

Full points: Yoni (physical attraction and intimacy). Partial points: Tara (mutual benefit), Gana (daily temperament and disposition). No points: Nadi (body energy and health). Of the 21 points that come from the birth star, 14.5 are missing; the largest share is in the Nadi test (8 points).

The three highest-scoring matches for Ashwini: Bharani (34), Pushya (30.5), Shravana (28).

The three highest-scoring matches for Shatabhisha: Vishakha (28), Shatabhisha (28), Krittika (27).

The two birth stars

The traditional profile of the two stars behind the score. Compatibility is not calculated from this profile but from the tests below; the profile is here to show the nature of each star.

The four tests from the birth star

21 of Ashtakoota's 36 points are calculated from the two people's birth stars, the nakshatra the Moon occupied at birth. These four tests are below.

Mutual benefit (luck and health) — 1.5/3

This test is the traditional counterpart to the popular feeling of "bringing good luck." Based on the number obtained by counting the distance between your birth stars, it looks at how the relationship is likely to affect the two of you in terms of luck and health.

Counting from Ashwini to Shatabhisha gives star number 24 (Sadhaka); counting from Shatabhisha to Ashwini gives star number 5 (Pratyari). Tradition treats the 3rd, 5th and 7th stars (Vipat, Pratyari, Vadha) as challenging.

🔸 1.5 points. The effect is mixed: more supportive for one partner, more neutral for the other.

Physical attraction and intimacy — 4/4

This test measures physical attraction and compatibility in intimacy. In the tradition, each birth star is associated with an animal (horse, elephant, deer, lion, etc.); whether the two animals are natural friends or enemies serves as a metaphor for the couple's physical compatibility.

The symbol animal of Ashwini is the horse; the symbol animal of Shatabhisha is the horse.

✅ 4 points. You share the same symbolic animal — the highest form of instinctive compatibility.

Daily temperament and disposition — 1/6

This test measures compatibility of everyday temperament. The tradition divides people into three temperaments: gentle and accommodating, balanced and practical, and quick and assertive. Two people of the same or similar temperament tend to have less friction in daily life.

Ashwini belongs to the Deva (gentle and harmonious) temperament group and Shatabhisha to the Rakshasa (quick and assertive) group.

🔸 1 points. Your temperaments are close; a difference in pace is felt occasionally but is manageable.

Body energy and health (the highest-scoring test) — 0/8

This test is the largest single slice of the 36 points (8 points). The tradition divides the human constitution into three energy types; it's considered desirable for partners to have DIFFERENT types — difference means balance. Having the same type is treated as significant in the tradition, tied to matters of health and children. One more thing to note: in the tradition, this line doesn't carry equal weight with the other seven — it's treated as their precondition. The source text says that if this test isn't clean in a match, the other seven scoring high loses much of its meaning. So this is a heavier item. Being heavy doesn't mean a bad fate — the cancellation conditions below are also part of the tradition's own text.

Ashwini is of the Adi nadi type and Shatabhisha of the Adi nadi type.

⭕ 0 points. You both share the same body type; tradition calls this "Nadi dosha," explained further below.

Tradition calls the same nadi type Nadi dosha. The tradition's own text says this dosha is cancelled under certain conditions; those conditions depend on both full charts and are checked in the personal calculation.

The three tests from the Moon sign

Mutual influence (Vashya, 2 points), mind and conversation (Graha Maitri, 5 points) and the order of shared life (Bhakoot, 7 points) are tests of the Moon sign, not of the birth star. The maturity and role-sharing test (Varna, 1 point) depends on which partner is on which side, so the total is given as a range.