Rashi Basic Information

Rashi Basic Information:

Aries: Dynamic, enterprising, valiant, ruddy, head, forests, large forehead, hasty, impulsive
Taurus: Beautiful, face, stable, sluggish, loyal, meadows, plains, luxury halls, dining halls
Gemini: Chest, garden, communication, journalism, schools, colleges, study rooms, cables
Cancer: Heart, breast, watery fields, rivers, canals, kitchen, food, attractive small build
Leo: Stomach, digestion, navel, mountains, forests, caves, deserts, palaces, parks, forts
Virgo: Hip, appendix, lush gardens, fields, orchards, libraries, bookstores, farms, intelligent
Scorpio: Private parts, holes, deep caves, mines, garages, small build, dusky complexion
Sagittarius: Thighs, royal, attorneys, government offices, aircraft, falling, sparse hair
Capricorn: Knees, marshlands, watery places, alligators, beasts, bushes, slender build
Aquarius: Ankles, charity, philosophy, tall, body, small eyes, mountain spring
Pisces: Feet, oceans, seas, prisons, hospitals, hermitages, short, plump, large eyes

Argala is the intervention brought about by signs and/or planets in the 2nd, 4th or 11th from a isgn (or planet).

This intervention in the 2nd, 4th or 11th house is obstructed by the signs (or planets) in the 12th, 10th, or 3rd house respectively.

Vedic Zodiacal Signs: (from  http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/extra/bl-zodiac.htm)

Sign	Sanskrit	Name	Type	Sex	Mobility	Lord
Aries	Mesha	Ram	Fire	M	Movable	Mars
Taurus	Vrishaba	Bull	Earth	F	Fixed	Venus
Gemini	Mithuna	Couple	Air	M	Common	Mercury
Cancer	Karkata	Crab	Water	F	Movable	Moon
Leo	Simha	Lion	Fire	M	Fixed	Sun
Virgo	Kanya	Virgin	Earth	F	Common	Mercury
Libra	Tula	Balance	Air	M	Movable	Venus
Scorpio	Vrishchika	Scorpion	Water	F	Fixed	Mars
Sagittarius	Dhanus	Bow	Fire	M	Common	Jupiter
Capricorn	Makara	Alligator	Earth	F	Movable	Saturn
Aquarius	Kumbha	Pot	Air	M	Fixed	Saturn
Pisces	Meena	Fishes	Water	F	Common	Jupiter