page_title: Shakuni
section_title: Game of Dice
hierarchical_section_title: Shakuni / Game of Dice
caption_attribution_description: English: Author: Ramanarayanadatta astri Volume: 1 Publisher: [Gorakhpur Geeta Press] Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT Language: Hindi Call number: AAO-3248 Digitizing sponsor: University of Toronto Book contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto Collection: robarts; toronto Full catalog record: MARCXML [Open Library icon]This book has an editable web page on Open Library.
context_page_description: Shakuni also known as Saubala, Gandhar naresh, Gandhararaja: सुबलराज, lit. "King of the Kingdom of Subala" was the prince of the Gandhara Kingdom, later to become the King after his father's death. He is the main antagonist in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the brother of Gandhari and hence Duryodhana's maternal uncle.
  Portrayed as an extremely intelligent, crafty and devious man, Shakuni is often credited as the mastermind behind the Kurukshetra War. Shakuni was one of the greatest illusionists.
  Shakuni had three sons named Uluka, Vrikaasur and Vriprachitti.
  The original texts of Mahabharata mention Shakuni as personification of Dvapara Yuga.
context_section_description: Shakuni was an expert of Dice Game or Chausar. Shakuni organised a Dice Game in which, he won Yudhishthira's Kingdom, his brothers- Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva and even Yudhishthira himself. Later, he won Draupadi too. Dussasana on Duryodhana's orders tried to undress Draupadi but Krishna saved her. This game led to the war.
caption: Shakuni playing Chausar
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