The zodiac · twelve rashis
Twelve ways of meeting the world.
In Vedic astrology the twelve signs are a language of element, mode and ruling planet. They are not twelve fixed personalities. The same sign can behave very differently depending on the house, the planets in it and the Moon.
Fire · Earth · Air · Water
Aries
Mesha
The first spark
Taurus
Vrishabha
The steady ground
Gemini
Mithuna
The open question
Cancer
Karka
The tender shell
Leo
Simha
The generous light
Virgo
Kanya
The careful craft
Libra
Tula
The other person
Scorpio
Vrishchika
The deep water
Sagittarius
Dhanu
The far horizon
Capricorn
Makara
The long ascent
Aquarius
Kumbha
The wider circle
Pisces
Meena
The open sea
Your Sun sign is only one layer
Western horoscopes often lead with the Sun sign. Vedic astrology also reads the rising sign (lagna), the Moon sign and the nakshatra. A Sun in Aries can meet the world through a Cancer rising and feel everything through a Scorpio Moon.
Every sign description on AstroYoda is an invitation to reflect, not a character verdict. The house and planetary condition change how a sign expresses itself.