A Purva Bhadrapada boy and a Dhanishta girl score 13.5 of 21 on the nakshatra-level kootas (tara, yoni, gana, nadi). Add the moon-sign kootas and the complete 36-guna total ranges from 18 to 28.5 out of 36 — the table below shows every combination honestly.
Depending on pada, this pairing lands anywhere from “Acceptable” to “Very good” on the classical bands. Below is what each koota actually contributes — computed, not copied from a compatibility chart.
The birth-star kootas (fixed for this pair)
- Tara (1.5/3): counted from each birth star to the other; this pair scores 1.5 points.
- Yoni (4/4): the same yoni animal (Lion) — full 4 points, strong instinctive ease.
- Gana (0/6): Purva Bhadrapada is Manushya (practical, balanced); Dhanishta is Rakshasa (intense, strong-willed). That scores 0 of 6.
- Nadi (8/8): Aadi and Madhya nadi — no dosha, full points.
Bhakoot: watch the pada
Because Purva Bhadrapada and Dhanishta each span sign boundaries by pada, bhakoot dosha (0/7) arises for pada combinations 4–3, 4–4; and it is classically cancelled (same sign lord) for 1–1, 1–2, 2–1, 2–2, 3–1, 3–2. This is exactly why a score without pada is a guess.
Every pada combination, scored
Boy pada – girl pada, the moon signs they imply, and the complete 36-guna total (all eight kootas, cancellations applied):
| Padas (B–G) | Boy moon | Girl moon | Score /36 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Makara (Capricorn) | 26 | bhakoot cancelled |
| 1–2 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Makara (Capricorn) | 26 | bhakoot cancelled |
| 1–3 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Kumbha (Aquarius) | 28.5 | — |
| 1–4 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Kumbha (Aquarius) | 28.5 | — |
| 2–1 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Makara (Capricorn) | 26 | bhakoot cancelled |
| 2–2 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Makara (Capricorn) | 26 | bhakoot cancelled |
| 2–3 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Kumbha (Aquarius) | 28.5 | — |
| 2–4 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Kumbha (Aquarius) | 28.5 | — |
| 3–1 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Makara (Capricorn) | 26 | bhakoot cancelled |
| 3–2 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Makara (Capricorn) | 26 | bhakoot cancelled |
| 3–3 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Kumbha (Aquarius) | 28.5 | — |
| 3–4 | Kumbha (Aquarius) | Kumbha (Aquarius) | 28.5 | — |
| 4–1 | Meena (Pisces) | Makara (Capricorn) | 26.5 | — |
| 4–2 | Meena (Pisces) | Makara (Capricorn) | 26.5 | — |
| 4–3 | Meena (Pisces) | Kumbha (Aquarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
| 4–4 | Meena (Pisces) | Kumbha (Aquarius) | 18 | bhakoot dosha |
The honest read
If an online calculator gave you one flat number for Purva Bhadrapada–Dhanishta, it guessed your padas — or ignored them. The spread above (18 to 28.5) is the truth of this pairing. And even the right number is the beginning of matching, not the end: dasha timing, the seventh house of both charts, and manglik for both partners sit outside the guna count entirely. Anyone who turns a low number into a remedy bill skipped all of that on purpose.
Related: Dhanishta boy – Purva Bhadrapada girl (reverse) · Purva Bhadrapada compatibility with all 27 nakshatras · Dhanishta compatibility · what a score of 18 means
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