Rashi (Sign)draftschool: jyotisha· Frawley — Astrology of the Seers

Capricorn (Makara)

मकरMakara

also: Capricorn, Crocodile, Sea-goat

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Definition

The tenth sidereal sign, Makara (Capricorn), the negative/even sign of Saturn; Cardinal Earth; the knees of the Cosmic Man; animal-symbol the crocodile (makara).
Traditional

Prāṇa relevance

Earth/Saturn/Cardinal: the most material/structural sign; body-link the knees/bones/joints (Saturn rules bones, a Vata seat per the Medical theme). Frawley's signature example of planet-over-sign-element (exalted Mars in Capricorn = a fiery/Pitta constitution working in the field of earth, book p.114) lives here. Subtle prana not traced.

Cross-book attributes (3) — fill / concur / diverge

Kalapurusha LimbDiverges

Sources differ — both values shown; never overwritten.

ownTraditional
knees (of the Cosmic Man); Medical theme finer: bones and joints (book p.220) — concur
txt-frawley-astrology-seersbook p.220Modern
knees (bones and joints)
Breath HalfFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
solar (descending/exhalation half; Capricorn is its END at the base of the spine)
Chakra CorrespondenceFilledper txt-frawley-astrology-seers
Root (Muladhara) — Saturn's solar-side sign of the root pair (Aquarius/Capricorn); end of the solar/falling breath (Leo→Capricorn); Mars exalts here

Connections (3)

corresponds-to · 1
  • ←Mars (Mangala)Traditional
    Exaltation: Mars is exalted at 28°00' Capricorn (book p.125); fall at 28°00' Cancer. Frawley's signature example: 'exalted Mars in Capricorn' = 'Fire operating in the field of earth', giving a fiery/Pitta constitution working in a material realm (book p.114).
governs · 1
  • ←Saturn (Shani)Traditional
    Saturn rules Capricorn (negative); Saturn also rules Aquarius (positive) - L7b. The two orbit-halves of the most distant planet (book p.107-108). scope: graha-rashi (flagged QF-SN-1).
maps-to · 1
  • ↔Root Center (Muladhara chakra)Modern
    Capricorn is Saturn's solar-side sign of the root pair (Aquarius/Capricorn) and the END of the solar/falling breath (Leo→Capricorn); Mars exalts here.

Sources

  • txt-frawley-astrology-seersDescription of the Signs — Capricorn (book p.123–124)Modern✓ verifiedMakara = negative sign of Saturn, Cardinal Earth, knees of the Cosmic Man, a crocodile, sign 10; traits

Other attributes

Index
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Ruling Graha
{"ref":"gra-shani","tag":"TRADITIONAL","note":"negative/even sign of Saturn"}
Element
{"ref":"ele-prithvi","tag":"MODERN","note":"Cardinal Earth (4-element triplicity, book p.112)"}
Modality
chara (Cardinal / movable)
Gender
feminine (negative/even sign)
Dosha Affinity
{"value":"kapha (via Earth element, folded under Water/Kapha)","tag":"MODERN","note":"no direct sign→dosha table; Earth-under-Water → Kapha. BUT Saturn (its ruler) is the prototypical Vata planet — Frawley's worked example 'exalted Mars in Capricorn → fiery (Pitta) constitution' shows the planet, not the sign-element, can dominate the humor (book p.114). Flagged."}
Exaltation Here
Mars is exalted at 28° Capricorn; Jupiter is debilitated (fall) at 5° Capricorn (book p.125–126)
Symbol Animal
Crocodile (makara — Western: sea-goat)
Description Summary
The state of power, order, complete organization; 'often the lowest and the highest of the signs' — the sign of practical realization. On the material level: worldliness, obstinacy, selfishness (farmers, hard-headed businessmen); on the spiritual level, the capacity to manifest spiritual principles in daily practical work. Hardworking, persevering, tenacious; start slowly, meet obstacles, build long-term success; ambitious but narrow; shrewd, good at science/technology/mathematics; traditional; need self-surrender. [MODERN — Frawley, book p.123–124]
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