26.5–27.5 / 36
In short
The birth stars Ashwini and Swati score 26.5–27.5 out of 36 in the Vedic compatibility (Ashtakoota) calculation. The four tests calculated from the birth star give 15.5 out of 21. Ashwini falls in Aries and Swati in Libra; the three tests calculated from the Moon sign give 11 out of 14. Overall level: very good match.
Where does this match stand?
When the 27 pairings of Ashwini are ranked by their lowest possible score, Swati comes 6th. In Swati's own ranking, Ashwini comes 6th (1 other star gets the same score).
Full points: Gana (daily temperament and disposition), Nadi (body energy and health). Partial points: Tara (mutual benefit). No points: Yoni (physical attraction and intimacy). Of the 21 points that come from the birth star, 5.5 are missing; the largest share is in the Yoni test (4 points).
The three highest-scoring matches for Ashwini: Bharani (34), Pushya (30.5), Shravana (28).
The three highest-scoring matches for Swati: Bharani (28.5), Swati (28), Punarvasu (27.5).
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.
Ashwini — quick beginnings, healing, and initiative.
Symbol: Horse head · Deity: The Ashwini Kumaras (twin healer gods) · Ruling planet: Ketu · Moon sign: Aries
Fast, initiating, healing energy. Enthusiastic about new beginnings, bold and direct; tends to be the first to take action in a moment of crisis.
Swati — independence, flexibility, and balance.
Symbol: Sprout / coral · Deity: Vayu (god of wind) · Ruling planet: Rahu · Moon sign: Libra
A theme of independence and flexibility. A temperament that adapts like the wind and values autonomy.
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 Swati gives star number 15 (Sadhaka); counting from Swati to Ashwini gives star number 14 (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 — 0/4
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 Swati is the buffalo.
⭕ 0 points. Your symbolic animals are traditionally considered opposites; couples who openly discuss expectations and needs are seen as overcoming this in practice.
Daily temperament and disposition — 6/6
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 Swati to the Deva (gentle and harmonious) group.
✅ 6 points. You're in the same temperament group; your daily rhythms naturally align.
Body energy and health (the highest-scoring test) — 8/8
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 Swati of the Antya nadi type.
✅ 8 points. Your body types differ — tradition counts this as a "balancing pair" and gives full points.
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.
| Moon signs | Vashya | Graha Maitri | Bhakoot | Sign tests | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwini: Aries · Swati: Libra | 1/2 | 3/5 (Mars–Venus) | 7/7 | 11/14 | 26.5–27.5/36 |