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Odd Rāśi | Name | Meaning | Even Rāśi |
1 | घोरश्चghoraśca | Terrible, dreadful, exalted (Divine beings, Angiras, Rishis), incredible, ugly, impulsive, violent, awful. | 60 |
2 | राक्षशोrākṣaśo | A being like or belonging to Rakshasas, demonic, attacked by demons, one of the eight forms of marriage. Rakshasas or demons, in general, are described as evil or hostile beings. Sometimes they are referred to as the offspring of Brahma’s foot, while at other times, they are associated with Ravana, the descendant of the sage Pulastya. Some sources claim they are the children of Khasa or Surasa. According to certain traditions, they differ by class—some being semi-divine and benevolent, comparable to Yakshas. They are also seen as Titans or merciless enemies of the Deities, or as night demons and goblins. These creatures roam at night, haunt cemeteries, disturb sacrifices and ceremonies, and are even said to consume humans. This last class is most commonly mentioned, with their primary dwelling being Lanka in Ceylon. In the Rigveda 10.17, they are thoroughly explained. | 59 |
3 | देवःdevaḥ | Heavenly, divine (also used for earthly things of great perfection), Deity (celestial gods or those who shine). Viśvadeva, all the Gods of the Rigveda, or a specific class of 33 deities—11 for each of the three realms, or 8 Vasus, 11 Rudras, and 12 Ādityas (to which some add Indra and Prajapati, and others the two Ashvins). | 58 |
4 | कुबेरोkubero | in later Sanskrit, Kubera. The name of the chief among evil beings or spirits, whose name is Vaisravana, later becoming the God of wealth and treasures (ruler of the northern direction, thus called Kubera). He is the son of Visravana and Idavida, chief among the Yakshas and a friend of Rudra. He is depicted with three legs and only eight teeth. | 57 |
5 | यक्षyakṣa | The name of a class of semi-divine beings (followers of Kubera and Vishnu), described as the sons of Pulastya, Pulaha, Kashyapa, Khasa, or Krodha, and also said to have originated from Brahma’s feet. They are generally mentioned as benevolent and harmless beings, like the Yakshas in Kalidasa’s Meghaduta. However, they are sometimes grouped with Pisachas and other malevolent spirits and are said to occasionally cause demonic possession. | 56 |
6 | किन्नरौkinnarau | – One who gathers filth, an evil person. | 55 |
7 | भ्रष्टःbhraṣṭaḥ | That which falls, drops, or descends from above or something, that which falls from the sky, i.e., punished to fall to Earth. Broken, ruined, vanished, destroyed, disappeared, long lost. | 54 |
8 | कुलघ्नोkulaghno | Destruction of a family. | 53 |
9 | गरलोgaralo | Poison, malice of a snake. | 52 |
10 | वह्निर्vahnir | Any animal that pulls or carries, a team of horses in a chariot, anyone who transports or carries something (applied to a charioteer or rider, and also to various deities, especially Agni, Indra, Savitri, Maruts). This name is particularly used for Agni or the three sacrificial fires. | 51 |
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Odd Rāśi | Name | Meaning | Even Rāśi |
11 | मायाmāyā | Artistic wisdom, unusual or supernatural power (in earlier Sanskrit dictionaries). Illusion, unreality, deception, trickery, magic, magical image, personification of illusion (sometimes equated with Durga, sometimes mentioned as the daughter of Anrita and Niritti, and mother of Mrityu, or as the daughter of Adharma). | 50 |
12 | पुरीषकःpurīṣakaḥ | Earth, the swinging or instability of the earth, that which fills something as the opposite of that which flows over a solid, the fullness of the Sun. | 49 |
13 | अपाम्पतिर्apāmpatir | Ocean | 48 |
14 | मरुत्वांश्चmarutvāṁśca | In the company of the Maruts, a class of gods who are the sons of Dharma or Manu and Marutvati. | 47 |
15 | कालःkālaḥ | Kala – black or dark in color, a poisonous snake, cobra Naga (kalasarpa), the name of the planet Saturn, Shiva, Rudra, the son of Hrade, who is a Rakshasa and an enemy of Shiva. | 46 |
16 | सर्पsarpa | Crawl, slither, move like a snake, snake, serpent, serpent-demon. | 45 |
17 | अमृतamṛta | Not dead, immortal, undying, beautiful, adored. | 44 |
18 | इन्दुकाःindukāḥ | She whom the Moon (Chandra) loves, the moonstone. | 43 |
19 | मृदुःmṛduḥ | Soft, delicate, weak, flexible, fragile, insignificant, changeable. | 42 |
20 | कोमलkomala | Fades easily, soft, flattering, sweet, pleasant, charming, likable. | 41 |
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Odd Rāśi | Name | Meaning | Even Rāśi |
21 | हेरम्बheramba | The name of Ganesha, buffalo. | 40 |
22 | ब्रह्मbrahma | Priest, self-existing Spirit, Absolute, Creator of the Universe, associated with the letter A in the sacred syllable AUM. | 39 |
23 | विष्णुviṣṇu | He who sustains the Universe, associated with the letter U in the sacred syllable AUM. | 38 |
24 | महेश्वराःmaheśvarāḥ | Great Lord, sovereign, ruler of the Gods, Maha (great) + Ishvara (lord), an attribute of Shiva, associated with the letter M in the sacred syllable AUM. | 37 |
25 | देवdeva | Heavenly, divine (also used for earthly things of great perfection), Deity (celestial gods or those that shine). Viśvadeva, all the Gods of the Rigveda, or a specific class of 33 deities—11 for each of the three realms, or 8 Vasus, 11 Rudras, and 12 Ādityas (some traditions add Indra and Prajapati, and some add the two Ashvins). | 36 |
26 | आर्द्रौārdrau | Damp, wet, fresh, the fourth or sixth Nakshatra | 35 |
27 | कलिनाशश्चkalināśaśca | Destroyed lineage, disappearance of descendants. | 34 |
28 | क्षितीशkṣitīśa | Ruler of the Earth, king. | 33 |
29 | कमलाकरौkamalākarau | A pile of lotuses, a lake or pond where lotuses are found. | 32 |
30 | गुलिकोguliko | The son of Shani, personification of poison that we either drink or give to others to drink. | 31 |
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Odd Rāśi | Name | Meaning | Even Rāśi |
31 | मॄत्युmṝtyu | Death, dying (dying in various ways, from illness, accidents, or naturally from old age), personification of the God of Death, son of Adharma and Nirriti. | 30 |
32 | कालश्चkālaśca | Kala – black or dark in color, poisonous cobra Naga (kalasarpa), the name of the planet Saturn, Shiva, Rudra, the son of Hrade, who is a Rakshasa and an enemy of Shiva. | 29 |
33 | दावाग्निर्dāvāgnir | Fire in the forest. | 28 |
34 | घोरghora | Terrible, dreadful, exalted (deities, Angiras, Rishis), incredible, ugly, abrupt, violent, horrific. | 27 |
35 | यमश्चyamaśca | The son of Vivasvata and Samjna, in the Vedas he is referred to as the king or collector of souls, ruling over the separated ancestors in the sky. He represents limitations and punishments for the dead, which is why he is also called Dharmaraja. His abode is called Yama Pura, where the soul resides after leaving the body. Yama is described as wearing blood-red clothing, with a radiant crown on his head and glowing eyes. Like Varuna, he holds a noose with which he captures souls once they leave their bodies. He is the guardian of the Southern direction in the Kala Chakra and the ruler of the Bharani Nakshatra. | 26 |
36 | कण्टकkaṇṭaka | A thorn or anything that is pointed, the tip of a needle or pin, a spike, stinger, roughness, coarseness, any rebellious person, enemies in general. | 25 |
37 | सुधाsudhā | Bliss, ease, comfort. | 24 |
38 | अमॄतःamṝtaḥ | Not dead, immortal, undying, beautiful, adored. | 23 |
39 | पूर्णमिशाकरःpūrṇamiśākaraḥ | Full Moon | 22 |
40 | विषदग्धviṣadagdha | Viṣa – servant, anything that is active, poison, malice, curse, anything that is deadly. Dagdha – burnt, scorched, disappeared in fire, painful, that which vanishes in suffering or hunger. | 21 |
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Odd Rāśi | Name | Meaning | Even Rāśi |
41 | कुलान्तश्चkulāntaśca | The end of the family. | 20 |
42 | वंशक्षयस्तथाvaṁśakṣayastathā | Disappearance of the family (destruction). | 19 |
43 | उत्पातutpāta | To fly, jump, leap, rise, emerge, sudden, unexpected appearance. | 18 |
44 | कालkāla | Kala – black or dark in color, poisonous cobra Naga (kalasarpa), the name of the planet Saturn, Shiva, Rudra, the son of Hrade, who is a Rakshasa and an enemy of Shiva. | 17 |
45 | सौम्याख्याःsaumyākhyāḥ | That which is associated with or belongs to Soma (the juice, sacrifice, and the Moon Deity), connected to Soma, having the nature of Soma or qualities of being cold and moist (opposite of Agni, which is hot). Gentle, amiable, favorable, happy, pleasant, joyful. Like the tranquility of the Moon. | 16 |
46 | कोमलःkomalaḥ | Easily fading, soft, flattering, sweet, pleasant, charming, likable. | 15 |
47 | शीतलाभिधःśītalābhidhaḥ | Cold, freezing, free from desire, calm, gentle, not stirred by emotions, does not cause painful feelings. | 14 |
48 | करालदंष्ट्रkarāladaṁṣṭra | One who has frightening teeth. | 13 |
49 | चन्द्रास्यौcandrāsyau | Brilliant, shining (like gold), one who is radiant or has the color of light (used for deities, especially Soma, Chandra). | 12 |
50 | प्रवीणःpravīṇaḥ | Clever, intelligent, knowledgeable, the son of the 14th Manu. | 11 |
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Odd Rāśi | Name | Meaning | Even Rāśi |
51 | कालपावकःkālapāvakaḥ | Kala – black or dark in color, poisonous snake, cobra Naga (kalasarpa), the name of the planet Saturn, Shiva, Rudra, the son of Hrade, who is a Rakshasa and an enemy of Shiva. Pavaka – pure, radiant, brilliant (used to describe Agni, Surya, and other deities). | 10 |
52 | दण्डभृन्daṇḍabhṛn | Rod, staff, the weapon of Yama. | 9 |
53 | निर्मलःnirmalaḥ | Immaculate, pure, bright, radiant, sinless, full of virtues. | 8 |
54 | सौम्यःsaumyaḥ | That which is associated with or belongs to Soma (the juice, sacrifice, and Moon Deity), connected to Soma, having the nature of Soma or qualities of being cold and moist (opposite of Agni, which is hot). Gentle, amiable, favorable, happy, pleasant, joyful. Like the tranquility of the Moon. | 7 |
55 | क्रूरोkrūro | Cruel, fiery, wild, ruthless, sharp, dreadful, unfavorable (opposite of saumya and akrura). | 6 |
56 | अतिशीतलोatiśītalo | The past or that which comes before the winter cold. | 5 |
57 | अमॄतःamṝtaḥ | Not dead, immortal, undying, beautiful, adored | 4 |
58 | पयोधिpayodhi | Water reservoir, ocean, born from the sea. | 3 |
59 | भ्रमणाख्यौbhramaṇākhyau | Unknown Brahmin, with a bad reputation. | 2 |
60 | चन्द्ररेखाcandrarekhā | The paths of the Moon. | 1 |
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