Sakuni
Family: Kurus · Role: prince of Gandhara · First appears: Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · Introduction
In Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · Introduction, Sakuni, prince of Gandhara, shared Duryodhan’s hatred of the sons of Pandu and helped his scheme. An expert at false dice, he challenged Yudhishthir, who accepted because he held it a point of honour not to decline.
In Book X (Fall of Karna) · III. Fall of Salya, Sahadeva killed Sakuni.
Relationship record
Life events
- Sakuni shared Duryodhan's hatred of the sons of Pandu and helped his scheme.(Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · Introduction)
- With: Duryodhan
- “Sakuni, prince of Gandhara, shared Duryodhan's hatred towards the sons of Pandu, and helped him in his dark scheme.”
- Sakuni challenged Yudhishthir to gamble, and Yudhishthir accepted the challenge.(Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · Introduction)
- With: Yudhishthir
- “Sakuni was an expert at false dice, and challenged Yudhishthir, and Yudhishthir held it a point of honour not to decline such a challenge.”
- Sahadeva kills Sakuni.(Book X (Fall of Karna) · III. Fall of Salya)
- With: Sahadeva
- “Pierced by angry Sahadeva false Sakuni pressed the plain,”
Book IV (The Fatal Dice) · Introduction
- enemies with Yudhishthir “Sakuni was an expert at false dice, and challenged Yudhishthir, and Yudhishthir held it a point of honour not to decline such a challenge.”
- friends with Duryodhan “Sakuni, prince of Gandhara, shared Duryodhan's hatred towards the sons of Pandu, and helped him in his dark scheme.”
Book VII (The Preparation) · IV. Drupad's Speech
- friends with Duryodhan “Deep Sakuni, false and wily, still supports Duryodhan's side!”
Book IX (Fall of Drona) · III. Abhimanyu's Death
- enemies with Yudhishthir “Didst thou with the false Sakuni win a realm by low device, Win his kingdom from Yudhishthir by ignoble trick of dice?”
Book X (Fall of Karna) · II. Fall of Karna · Part 3
- enemies with Yudhishthir “Didst thou seek the path of virtue, mighty Karna, archer bold, When Sakuni robbed Yudhishthir of his empire and his gold?”
Book X (Fall of Karna) · III. Fall of Salya
- enemies with Sahadeva “Pierced by angry Sahadeva false Sakuni pressed the plain,”
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Extracted from the original text of Maha-bharata, The Epic of Ancient India. Made with Rho MD.