Shakuni
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Shakuni is a key antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the cunning prince of Gandhara whose deceitful schemes and manipulation of dice play a central role in triggering the Kurukshetra war.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MahabharataCharacter
ⓘ
antagonist ⓘ mythologicalCharacter ⓘ |
| allyOf | Duryodhana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | KurukshetraWar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | exileOfPandavas ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
archetypeOfManipulativeUncle
ⓘ
symbolOfDeceit ⓘ |
| culture | ancientIndian ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Arjuna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhima NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakula NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandavas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudhishthira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Subala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influences |
Duryodhana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kauravas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Sahadeva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdomOfOrigin | Gandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cunning
ⓘ
deceit ⓘ instigatingKurukshetraWar ⓘ manipulationOfDice ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Itihasa ⓘ |
| medium |
oralEpicTradition
ⓘ
writtenEpicText ⓘ |
| nameInDevanagari | शकुनि NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalystForConflictInMahabharata ⓘ |
| notableAct |
advisingDuryodhanaToHumiliateDraupadi
ⓘ
riggingDiceGameAgainstPandavas ⓘ |
| opposes |
Dharma
ⓘ
Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
gambler
ⓘ
masterStrategist ⓘ schemingPolitician ⓘ |
| relative | Gandhari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInWork | keyAntagonistInMahabharata ⓘ |
| siblingOf | Gandhari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInKurukshetraWar | KauravaSide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | PrinceOfGandhara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncleOf |
Duryodhana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kauravas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon | enchantedDice ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.