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.

तात्कालिक मित्र की राशि, सम की राशि, शत्रु की राशि, अधिशत्रु की राशि, नीच राशि या उससे पूर्व या आगे।