Vedic Astrology (Jyotish) Basic Training Tables.

This table: Shows the houses of the chart. There are 12 houses. The main significations and 
other basic data used in jyotish is given.

The Houses of Jyotish (vedic astrology)

  Sanskrit  Meaning Karakas Main Rulerships Type Body Part

Trine or 
Trikona
Body, Overall Results, Health,  Head, body 
1 Tanu Body Sun
Childhood, Self, Head in general
Angle or 
Kendra

2 Dhana Wealth Jupiter Family, Wealth, Speech, Food,  Maraka Face, mouth

Courage, Discomforts, Loss of 
Breasts, 
3 Sahaja Siblings Mars Property, Loss of Parents,  Upachaya
ears, arms
Diplomas

Moon Happiness, Home, Heart, 
Angle or 
4 Sukha Happiness Mother, Large Property  Heart, chest
Kendra
Merc Posessions, Heritage

Trine
Intelligence, Creativity, Children, 
5 Suta Children Jupiter Belly, womb
Entertainment, Deity, Fortune
Trikona

Saturn Dushtana
Debts, Diseases, Enemies,  Lower 
6 Ripu Enemy
Service, loss of relationships abdomen
Mars (Difficult)

Angle or 
Spouse, Partners, Contracts,  Kendra
7 Jaya Spouse Venus Lap area
Significant others in all matters
Maraka

Dushtana
Death, Disasters, Sex, Loss of  Genitals, 
8 Mrityu Death Saturn
Fortunes, Myseteries, Mysticism anus
(Difficult)

Sun Religion, God, Guru, Fortune,  Trine

9 Dharma Religion Father, Law, Faith, Protection,  Thighs, hips
Jupiter humility Trikona

Jup/Sun Career, Prestige, Rise, 
Angle or 
10 Karma Work Success, Government, Material  Knees, back
Kendra
Merc/Sat Success

Gains, Desires, Friends, Older 
11 Labha Gain Jupiter Upachaya Legs
Siblings, Selfishness

Donations, Liberation, Losses,  Dushtana
12 Vyaya Loss Saturn Old Age, Private Pleasures,  Feet
Temples (Difficult)