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Samhita · संहिता
Mundane astrology: weather, harvests, collective events and omens.
Samhita covers everything larger than an individual chart — seasons, rainfall, prices, epidemics, comets and eclipses — alongside a wide body of omen literature and applied topics such as architecture and gemmology.
How it works in practice
- Read planetary risings, retrogressions and eclipses for collective effects.
- Track seasonal and rainfall indicators across the year.
- Combine celestial indications with observed omens and terrestrial signs.
Strengths
- The broadest cultural record of classical Indian astronomy and observation.
- Historically valuable for calendar, agricultural and civic reckoning.
Cautions
- Collective predictions are not statements about an individual's life.
- Many indications are region-bound and tied to older agrarian conditions.
How it differs from other schools
vs Siddhanta
Samhita interprets phenomena; Siddhanta computes the positions behind them.
Read SiddhantaTreatises in this school
Glossary
- Samhita
- Compendium of mundane astrology and omen material.
- Grahayuddha
- Planetary war — two planets in very close longitude.
- Ketu (comet)
- In Samhita usage, a comet class, distinct from the lunar node.
- Varsha lakshana
- Indicators used to forecast rainfall for the year.
Published rules from the knowledge base
Reviewed and released entries recorded under this school, each with its source and rights basis.
No Samhita rules have been published yet. Entries appear here once a reviewer releases them.
Every summary on these pages is Astravya's own wording of a classical principle. Sanskrit verses are not reproduced unless the source wording is out of copyright or licensed, and each published rule records its chapter, verse and rights basis.