Upagraha

Jyotisha

Tradition · Vedic Jyotish
Alternate Names
Sub-planetaprakasha grahathe non-luminous grahas
Kind
Concept
Sanskrit
उपग्रह
English
sub-planet; a computed shadow point
Meaning

Upagrahas are the non-luminous ('aprakasha') grahas: points computed from the Sun's or Saturn's position, with no body and no orbit, which afflict the house they fall in. There are two families - the five derived from the Sun (Dhuma, Vyatipata, Parivesha, Indrachapa and Upaketu) and the Saturn-derived Gulika and Mandi, computed from the division of the day or night into eight parts.

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