Bhavas
The twelve houses, counted from the rising sign.
Tanu
Physique, appearance, intellect, vigour, weakness, happiness, grief, innate nature.
Dhana
Wealth, food, family, death, enemies, metals, precious stones.
Sahaja
Valour, servants, brothers, sisters, initiatory instructions, journey, parents death.
Sukha
Conveyances, relatives, mother, happiness, treasure, lands, buildings.
Putra
Amulets, sacred spells, learning, knowledge, sons, royalty, fall of position.
Ari
Maternal uncle, doubts about death, enemies, ulcers, step-mother.
Yuvati
Wife, travel, trade, loss of sight, death.
Mrityu
Longevity, battle, enemies, forts, succession.
Dharma
Fortunes, wifes brother, religion, brothers wife, visits to shrines.
Karma
Royalty, place, profession, honour, father, living in foreign lands, debts.
Labha
Sons wife, income, prosperity, quadrupeds.
Vyaya
Expenses, history of enemies, own death.
Kendras (1, 4, 7, 10) are the angles and trikonas (1, 5, 9) the trines; dusthanas (6, 8, 12) are the difficult houses and upachayas (3, 6, 10, 11) the houses of growth. The gold tag is the aim of life the house serves: dharma, artha, kama or moksha.