Tattva
Also called: agni, jala, prithvi, vayu
The elemental nature (तत्त्व) of a rashi: Agni (fire), Prithvi (earth), Vayu (air) or Jala (water), the same four triplicities the West uses. It colours how that sign's energy is expressed. Classical Vedic thought adds a fifth, Akasha (ether), which belongs to the grahas rather than the rashis.
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