Character

Sangkuni

शकुनिŚakuni

verses
624
books
3
chapters
235

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Shakuni, also called Saubala, is a prince of Gandhara who brought his sister to the Kurus. Mahabharata 1.57.94, 1.103.14 Duryodhana, a Kaurava prince, envied Yudhishthira's splendour and resolved with Shakuni on a deceitful game of dice. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.1.146 At the match Shakuni defeated Yudhishthira, who lost his kingdom and his brothers. Mahabharata 1.1.105, 2.58.26 Through Shakuni's stratagem, Yudhishthira was then sent to the forest for twelve years and a thirteenth year incognito. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.61.50 In the war, his nephew Sahadeva killed him, and the Mahabharata calls him the root of the quarrel and the dice game. Mahabharata 11.24.21, 1.1.149

Where to read

Every verse that names Sangkuni, book by book.

  1. Mahabharata

    621 verses · 232 chapters

    All 621 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 737 verses

    • 2.58.1

      Śakuni berkata: Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, engkau telah kehilangan banyak harta milik para Pāṇḍava. Wahai putra Kuntī, nyatakanlah harta apa yang masih ada padamu yang belum lagi kalah (tergadai) dalam permainan ini.

    • 2.54.1

      Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: Karena aku telah dikalahkan oleh seorang penipu dalam permainan dadu ini, wahai Śakuni—marilah kita terus bermain, dengan taruhan beribu-ribu.

    • 2.53.1

      Śakuni berkata: “Wahai Raja, balairung telah dibentangkan dan mereka ini telah siap untuk bersenang-senang. Bawalah dadu; wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, tetapkanlah waktu yang ditentukan untuk permainan dadu.”

  2. Bhagavatam

    2 verses · 2 chapters

    • 3.1.14

      Saat berkata demikian, Vidura sang kṣattā—yang wataknya dihormati orang-orang mulia—dihina oleh Suyodhana. Suyodhana membengkak oleh amarah dan bibirnya bergetar. Ketika itu ia bersama Karṇa, adik-adiknya, dan paman dari pihak ibu, Śakuni.

    • 3.3.13

      Karena rumitnya buah nasihat buruk dari Karṇa, Duḥśāsana, dan Saubala, Duryodhana kehilangan kemuliaan serta sisa umurnya. Melihat dia tergeletak di tanah bersama para pengikutnya, dengan paha patah meski masih perkasa, Tuhan tidak…

  3. Skanda Purana

    1 verse · 1 chapter

    • 6.1.72.18

      Bersama Śaubala (Śakuni) dan Karṇa, serta raja-raja lainnya, ia mengembara di wilayah suci itu—setelah menanggalkan rombongan kerajaannya.

Key chapters

The chapters where Sangkuni matters most.

  1. Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory

    Mahabharata 2.58 · 32 verses

    Architect of escalation

  2. Yudhiṣṭhira’s Enumeration of Stakes in the Dice Match

    Mahabharata 2.54 · 16 verses

    Dice-master and instrument of predation

  3. Commencement of the Dice Game

    Mahabharata 2.53 · 12 verses

    Catalyst and procedural authority who converts invitation into…

  4. Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault

    Mahabharata 9.22 · 13 verses

    Architect of unrestrained tactics

  5. Śakuni and Duryodhana on Planning the Dice-Game

    Mahabharata 2.44 · 11 verses

    Strategist and corrupter of process

  6. Duryodhana’s Fast: Śakuni’s Consolation and the Summoning of a Kṛtyā

    Mahabharata 3.239 · 10 verses

    Counselor-uncle attempting de-escalation through pragmatic and…

  7. Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host

    Mahabharata 9.23 · 10 verses

    Kaurava instigator and tactical agitator

  8. Adhyāya 45: Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta

    Mahabharata 2.45 · 8 verses

    Architect of manipulation

  9. Renewed Summons to the Dice-Game and Exile Wager

    Mahabharata 2.67 · 8 verses

    Architect of the trap who converts the rematch into a single…

  10. Vighasāśin and the Difficulty of Gārhasthya

    Mahabharata 12.11 · 7 verses

    Divine corrector and dharma-guardian

Key episodes

  1. The Game of Dice

    Mahabharata 2.53-2.63

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