Char Dasha

In Jaimini System the dashas are Rashi based, and not nakshatra based, as in the
Parashari system.
Char dasha comprises of 12 Rashi dashas from Aries to Pisces. Each Mahadasha
again has 12 Antardashas of the 12 Rashis. Each Antardasha further has 12
Pratyantar dashas and so on.
Because char dasha is a short dasha, going down to pratyantar level can give fairly
close timing for events.
The dashas move either in DIRECT order i.e. - Aries, Taurus , Gemini, or in the

INDIRECT order, i.e. Taurus- Aries, Pisces. The Antar and the Pratyantar dashas
more similarly.
The period or the duration of the dash as is not fixed. It ranges between 1 and 12
years.
The order or the sequence of the dasha and the years of the dashas are decided
according to certain rules which will be explained and illustrated in the subsequent
chapters.