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Yoni Koota Is 4 Points Inside the 36
Yoni is a nakshatra-animal score, not the 7th house. A zero here is a temperament note, not a cancelled marriage.
Four points, and no more
Yoni is the fourth koota in Ashtakoota and it is worth 4 points out of 36. The two Moon nakshatras are each given a traditional animal, and the pair is scored for friendship, neutrality, or enmity. A hostile pair scores 0. A friendly pair can score the full 4. That is the entire mechanism. It does not look at the lagna, Venus, or the 7th lord. A couple can score 0 on yoni and still have both 7th lords in strong condition. A couple can score 4 and still have Saturn sitting on one 7th house.
What the animal score was meant to show
Classical matching treats yoni as physical and temperamental comfort between the two Moons. It is not a verdict on character, and it is not a fertility test. Nadi, worth 8 points, is the koota later custom treats as the stricter health-of-the-match item. Confusing yoni with nadi makes a 0 look larger than it is. Graha maitri, worth 5, asks whether the Moon-sign lords are friends. That is a different question from the animal pair. Read the koota you were given. Do not let one word, yoni, stand in for all eight.
Use it after the charts, not instead
Cast both lagnas from birth time and city before you discuss 4 points. If one birth time is missing, yoni can still be scored from the two Moon nakshatras, and you should say that the 7th houses are unknown. Enemy yonis are a reason to look harder at Venus and the 7th lord, not a reason to announce misery. Friendly yonis do not time the wedding. The 7th lord's antardasha does. Keep the 4 points in their place: a small, specific Moon-to-Moon note inside a 36-point scheme that itself sits beside two full kundlis.
Frequently asked questions
Is a zero yoni score a dosha that blocks marriage?
It is a low score on one koota worth 4 points. It does not replace the 7th house, and it is not the same as nadi dosha.
Does yoni use the Sun sign?
No. Yoni uses the nakshatra of each person's Moon. The Sun sign can be a different rashi.
How many points is the full match?
Ashtakoota totals 36. Yoni contributes at most 4. Nadi contributes at most 8, and bhakoot at most 7.
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