Rashis Nakshatras and Grahas in Sanskrit

Learn Rashis Nakshatras and Grahas names in Sanskrit along with translation in English and Hindi.

संस्कृत में राशि नक्षत्र और ग्रहों के नाम।

In Sanskrit, Zodiac Signs are known as Rashis and Grahas are the planets in our solar system.

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Rashis, Nakshatras and Grahas in Sanskrit

Ancient Indian Astrology, also referred to as Vedic Astrology or ज्योतिषशास्त्रम् (Jyotiṣaśāstram) is one of the most ancient studies of the movements and positions of planets relative to each other and how they affect us humans here on Earth.

Some basic elements of Vedic Astrology are Rashis, Nakshatras and Grahas. Following are short explanations about each category and a list of items within the category.

Rashis - राशयः

Rashis can also be called as Zodiac Signs, which are assigned to a person based on the time of their birth. Following are the Rashis in Vedic Astrology:

Sanskrit	Western Equivalent	Hindi
मेषः	Aries	मेष
वृषभः	Taurus	वृषभ
मिथुनः	Gemini	मिथुन
कर्कः	Cancer	कर्क
सिंहः	Leo	सिंह
कन्या	Virgo	कन्या
तुला	Libra	तुला
वृश्चिकः	Scorpio	वॄश्चिक
धनुः	Sagittarius	धनु
मकरः	Capricorn	मकर
कुम्भः	Aquarius	कुम्भ
मीनः	Pisces	मीन

Nakshatras - नक्षत्राणि

Nakshatras are divisions in the sky. 27 Nakshatras are mentioned in Vedic Astrology. Following are the names of these Nakshatras:

Sanskrit	Hindi
अश्विनी (aśvinī)	अश्विनी
भरणी (bharaṇī)	भरणी
कृत्तिका (kṛttikā)	कृत्तिका
रोहिणी (rohiṇī)	रोहिणी
मृगशिरा (mṛgaśirā)	मृगशिरा
आर्द्रा (ārdrā)	आर्द्रा
पुनर्वसुः (punarvasuḥ)	पुनर्वसु
पुष्या (puṣyā)	पुष्य
आश्लेषा (āśleṣā)	आश्लेषा
मघा (maghā)	मघा
पूर्वाफाल्गुनी (pūrvāphālgunī)	पूर्वाफाल्गुनी
उत्तरफाल्गुनी (uttaraphālgunī)	उत्तराफाल्गुनी
हस्ता (hastā)	हस्त
चित्रा (citrā)	चित्रा
स्वातिः (svātiḥ)	स्वाति
विशाखा (viśākhā)	विशाखा
अनुराधा (anurādhā)	अनुराधा
ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā)	ज्येष्ठा
मूला (mūlā)	मूल
पूर्वाषाढा (pūrvāṣāḍhā)	पूर्वाषाढ़ा
उत्तराषाढा (uttarāṣāḍhā)	उत्तराषाढ़ा
श्रवणा (śravaṇā)	श्रवण
धनिष्ठा (dhaniṣṭhā)	घनिष्ठा
शतभिषा (śatabhiṣā)	शतभिषा
पूर्वभाद्रपदा (pūrvabhādrapadā)	पूर्वाभाद्रपद
उत्तरभाद्रपदा (uttarabhādrapadā)	उत्तराभाद्रपद
रेवती (revatī)	रेवती

Grahas - ग्रहाः

Grahas are planets in the solar system. Nine grahas are counted in Vedic Astrology, known as नवग्रहाः (navagrahāḥ). Following are their names:

Sanskrit	English	Hindi
सूर्यः	Sun	सूर्य
चन्द्रः	Moon	चंद्र
मङ्गलः	Mars	मंगल
बुधः	Mercury	बुध
बृहस्पतिः	Jupiter	बृहस्पति
शुक्रः	Venus	शुक्र
शनिः	Saturn	शनी
राहुः	Rahu	राहु
केतुः	Ketu	केतु