Dhanu — Sagittarius
Dhanu is the 9th rāśi, the thighs of the Kāla-puruṣa, ruled by Guru. Parāśara's rāśi-svarūpa chapter gives it a colour, a direction, a varṇa and a manner of rising; Phaladīpikā states what a person born with Dhanu rising is like. SIA computes the lagna and every graha's rāśi for the birth moment and fires the rules that name Dhanu — the verses below are the ones it reads from.
At a glance
- Lord
- Guru (Jupiter)BPHS C01.17
- Nature
- dual (dvisvabhāva) · cruel, male (krūra, puruṣa)BPHS C01.5
- Limb of the Kāla-puruṣa
- thighsBPHS C01.4
- Element · varṇa (melāpaka)
- fire · kṣatriyaMILAN.VARNA
- Span
- 240°–270°computed
- Mūlatrikoṇa of
- Guru (Jupiter) 0°–10°BPHS C02.29
- Vaśya signs
- Mīna (Pisces)MILAN.VASYA
- Nakṣatras
- Mula (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4) · Purva Ashadha (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4) · Uttara Ashadha (pāda 1)computed
Parāśara on Dhanu
The printed Sanskrit of this verse is OCR-damaged in the edition; a rendering is shown, not a repaired text.
RenderingDhanu has a horse's haunches, is sattvic, tawny, strong by night, a fire sign, kṣatriya; two-footed in its first half and four-footed in its second, even-bodied, carrying a bow; it rules the east, moves on land, is radiant, rises by its back, and Guru is its lord.
Phaladīpikā — born with Dhanu as lagna
दीर्घास्यकण्ठः पृथुकर्णनासः कर्मोद्यतः कुब्जतनुर्नृपेष्टः । प्रागल्भ्यवाक्त्यागयुतोऽरिहन्ता साम्नैकसाध्योऽश्विभवो बलाढ्यः ॥९॥
TranslationIf the Lagna be Dhanus at a person's birth, he will have a very long face and neck; his ears and nose will be big; he will be intent on his business; he will be dwarfish in stature; he will be the favourite of the King; he will be eloquent; he will be liberal in his gifts and will destroy his enemies. He can be won over only by kind treatment and will be endowed with great strength.
Questions
Who is the lord of Dhanu?
Guru (Jupiter), as Parāśara states in the rāśi-svarūpa chapter.
Which nakṣatras fall in Dhanu?
Mula (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4), Purva Ashadha (pāda 1, 2, 3, 4), Uttara Ashadha (pāda 1) — nine pādas of 3°20′ each make the sign.
Is Dhanu a movable, fixed or dual sign?
Dual (dvisvabhāva) — the rāśis from Meṣa alternate movable, fixed, dual (BPHS ch. 1).
See these verses fire on your own chart.
Cast your kundli in SIA — every line of the reading carries the verse it rests on.
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