Jaimini school
Jaimini Sutras · जैमिनि सूत्र
The sutra source for karakas, Arudha padas, sign aspects and Chara dashas.
Attributed to
Maharishi Jaimini
Approximate period
c. 400 BCE – 400 CE (received form)
Rights status
source_text_public_domain
What it covers
Aphoristic rules for the Jaimini system: degree-based significators, sign-to-sign aspects, arudhas and sign-based timing.
Sutra text of the Jaimini school: chara karakas, arudha padas, chara dashas and rashi aspects.
Signature methods
- Chara karakas ranked by degree
- Arudha padas for perceived outcomes
- Rashi drishti between signs
- Chara dasha and its variants
What makes it different
Written as terse sutras, so nearly every working rule depends on a commentary. Different commentaries produce genuinely different results — the lineage must be stated.
How the Jaimini school reads a chartChapter-by-chapter summary
The Jaimini Sutras are arranged in four adhyayas (chapters), each with four padas (quarters). Commentaries differ sharply on several sutras; where they do, the reading must name its lineage.
How to work through Jaimini Sutras
- 1Fix the karaka scheme first — how many karakas your lineage uses changes everything downstream.
- 2Learn rashi drishti before attempting any aspect-based rule.
- 3Derive arudhas only once the sign-aspect rules are secure.
- 4Approach Chara dasha last; its variants are the most contested part of the system.
10 entries covering the full text
These summaries describe what each chapter covers in Astravya's own words. No verses are translated or reproduced.
Glossary
- Sutra
- A compressed aphorism requiring commentary to apply.
- Chara
- Movable — here, significators and dashas that change by chart.
- Padakrama
- The sequence in which arudhas are derived.
Published rules cited from this text
Atmakaraka: planet with the highest degree
In the Jaimini method, the planet with the highest degree within its sign becomes the atmakaraka, the significator of the self and its central aim.
When it applies: Jaimini method only; Rahu handling differs between commentators.
Jaimini Sutras Karaka chapter
Sanskrit sutras are public domain; commentaries by modern authors are not.
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.