Character

沙恭尼

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 沙恭尼, 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

      沙昆尼说：你已输掉了潘达瓦的大量财富，尤提希提罗啊。昆蒂之子啊，宣告吧，你还有什么尚未输掉的财物？

    • 2.54.1

      坚战说：既然我在这掷骰之局中被欺诈之人所胜，善尼啊——来吧，我们继续对赌，以千千为注。

    • 2.53.1

      舍昆尼说道：“大王，议事大殿已铺设妥当，这些人也已备好消遣。请取来骰子；愿为掷骰之戏定下约定之时，啊，尤提施提罗。”

  2. Bhagavatam

    2 verses · 2 chapters

    • 3.1.14

      毗度罗如此陈说时，这位品行为贤者所敬的侍臣，却被苏约陀那侮辱。苏约陀那怒气膨胀，双唇颤动；当时他与迦尔纳、诸弟以及舅父沙昆尼同在。

    • 3.3.13

      由于迦尔那、杜沙萨那与娑乌巴拉的恶谋之果，苏约陀那（难敌）失却福运与寿命。主见他与随从倒卧地上，虽仍强悍却双腿折断，并不以此景为喜。

  3. Skanda Purana

    1 verse · 1 chapter

    • 6.1.72.18

      他与绍婆罗（沙昆尼）及迦尔那，并诸王同游，于彼圣域徘徊行走，皆暂舍王家随从。

Key chapters

The chapters where 沙恭尼 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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