Vashya koota
Vashya koota is the second Guna Milan factor, worth 2 points. It groups Moon signs into five classes (human, four-footed, water, wild and insect) to judge mutual attraction and influence.
Also known as: Vashya kuta, Vasya koota, Vashya milan, Vasiyam porutham, vashya guna
Vashya means “control” or “influence”. Each Moon sign belongs to a class: Manava (human) for Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Aquarius and the first half of Sagittarius; Chatushpada (four-footed) for Aries, Taurus, the second half of Sagittarius and the first half of Capricorn; Jalachara (water) for Cancer, Pisces and the second half of Capricorn; Vanachara (wild) for Leo; and Keeta (insect) for Scorpio.
Two people in the same class score the full 2 points. Other pairs score between 0 and 1, depending on whether one class naturally yields to, or preys on, the other. Human and lion, for example, score 0. The table is not quite symmetrical: a human Moon with an insect one scores 1 when the bride’s Moon is the human one and 0 the other way round, so it matters whose details go where.
It is a light factor, read as the ease of give-and-take in the relationship. Classical lists differ slightly over which signs belong to which class.