THE 18 DAŚĀ-DIGNITY CONDITIONS: The effects of the Daśās of each rāśi or planet (Nakshatra Daśā) depend on their 18 different kinds of conditions. They are deep exaltation, exaltation, dispositions on their either side, Mūlatrikoṇa, own sign, Adhimitra (extreme friend) sign, friendly sign, Tatkālika-Mitra's sign, neutral sign, enemy's sign, Adhiśatru's sign, deep debilitation, debilitated or enemy's varga, own varga, disposition in a kendra, disposition in a trikoṇa, defeated in planetary war, deep combustion.

वे १८ गुण इस प्रकार हैं — परमोच्च, केवल उच्च में, इसके पूर्व या आगे, मूलत्रिकोण, स्वराशि, अधिमित्र की राशि।