Rashis Nakshatras and Grahas

Rashis Nakshatras and Grahas in Sanskrit

Learn Rashis Nakshatras and Grahas names in Sanskrit along with its transliteration, meaning in English and Hindi.

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 the components.

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:

संस्कृतम्	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:

संस्कृतम्	Transliteration
अश्विनी	aśvinī
भरणी	bharaṇī
कृत्तिका	kṛttikā
रोहिणी	rohiṇī
मृगशिरा	mṛgaśirā
आर्द्रा	ārdrā
पुनर्वसुः	punarvasuḥ
पुष्या	puṣyā
आश्लेषा	āśleṣā
मघा	maghā
पूर्वाफाल्गुनी	pūrvāphālgunī
उत्तरफाल्गुनी	uttaraphālgunī
हस्ता	hastā
चित्रा	citrā
स्वातिः	svātiḥ
विशाखा	viśākhā
अनुराधा	anurādhā
ज्येष्ठा	jyeṣṭhā
मूला	mūlā
पूर्वाषाढा	pūrvāṣāḍhā
उत्तराषाढा	uttarāṣāḍhā
श्रवणा	śravaṇā
धनिष्ठा	dhaniṣṭhā
शतभिषा	śatabhiṣā
पूर्वभाद्रपदा	pūrvabhādrapadā
उत्तरभाद्रपदा	uttarabhādrapadā
रेवती	revatī

Grahas - ग्रहाः

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

संस्कृतम्	English
सूर्यः	Sun
चन्द्रः	Moon
मङ्गलः	Mars
बुधः	Mercury
बृहस्पतिः	Jupiter
शुक्रः	Venus
शनिः	Saturn
राहुः	Rahu
केतुः	Ketu