Chesta bala: Motional strength, one of the components of Shad Bala.
Chitra: One of the 27 nakshatras
Dara karaka: The karaka (significator) for wife
Dhan: 2nd house
Dhanistha: One of the 27 nakshatras
Dhanu: Sagittarius
Dharm: 9th house
Dhuma (Dh): One of the Upa Grahas
Dig bala: Directional strength, one of the components of Shad Bala. Dig Bala represents the strength based on the direction occupied in the birth chart. For example Mercury is strongest in the Eastern direction, represented by the Ascendant.
DK: Abbreviaton for Dara karaka
Drekkana Bala: A source of strength based on the gender of the planet, and the drekkana it occupies. Male, hemaphrodite and female planets acquire strength in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd portion of 10 degrees (drekkana) of the signs.Drekkana Bala is one of the components of Stana Bala.
Drik bala: Aspectual strength, one of the components of Shad Bala.
Drishti: Aspect
Dusthana houses: The 6th, 8th and 12th houses.
Dwiswabhava Rashi: Dual signs, Gemini, Virgo, Saggitarius and Pisces
Ghatika Lagna: One of three special ascendants, mathematically derived from the time from Sunrise to birth
Ghatis: A unit of time 1 Ghati=24 minutes
GK: Abbreviation for Gnati Karaka
Gochara kundali: Transit chart
Grahas: “Planets”, of course the Sun, Moon, Rahu and Ketu are
technically not planets
Guru (Gu): Jupiter
Hasta: One of the 27 nakshatras
Hora: One hour.
Hora Lagna: One of three special ascendants, mathematically derived from the time from sunrise to birth
Jyeshtha: One of the 27 nakshatras
Kala Bala: Strength from time related causes. The Kala Bala is the sum of 9 kinds of strength, all related to time. Kala Bala is one of the components of Shad Bala.
Kaksha (Kak): A kaksha is 1/8th of a sign. It is used in Ashtakavarga.
Kanya: Virgo
Karakamsha: The sign occupied by the Atma karaka
Karka: Cancer
Karma: 10th house
Kendra Bala: A source of strength based on the house the planet occupies. Planets are strongest in kendras (houses 1,4,7 and 10), weaker in Panaparas (2,5,8 and 11) and weakest in Apoklimas (3,6,9 and 12). Kendra Bala is one of the components of Stana Bala.
Ketu (Ke): Southern lunar node
Kumbha: Aquarius
Krittika: One of the 27 nakshatras
Kundali: Chart
Labha: 11th house
Magha: One of the 27 nakshatras
Makara: Capricorn
Mangal (Ma): Mars
Meena: Pisces
Mesha: Aries
