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Shakuni (Sanskrit: शकुनि, IAST: Śakuni, lit. ' bird ' ) is one of the antagonists of the Hindu epic Mahabharata . He was the prince of the kingdom of Gandhara when introduced, later becoming its king after the death of his father, Subala .
Gandhara prince Shakuni was the root of all the conspiracies of Duryodhana against the Pandavas, which finally resulted in the Kurukshetra War. Shakuni's sister was the wife of the Kuru king Dhritarashtra and was known as Gandhari after the area of Gandhāra (which is in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan).
Shakuni Choudhary (born 4 January 1936) is an Indian politician who is a founding member of Samata Party. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was elected to the Lok Sabha , lower house of the Parliament of India from Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency as member of the Samata Party .
He appeared in the role of Shakuni in the mythological saga Mahabharat, which earned him worldwide fame. [1] In September 2014, he became one of the contestants of eighth season of reality show Bigg Boss. [8] He also portrayed a negative role in Star Plus's Rishton Ka Chakravyuh. [9] Bhat then played Darius III in Porus.
Gandhari accepts this truth and acknowledges that the destruction of her sons and the Kuru dynasty is the result of the misdeeds of Duryodhana, Shakuni, Karna, and Dussasana. Calming herself, she refrains from cursing the Pandavas, but when Yudhishthira bows at Gandhari’s feet, her grief and wrath manifests physically. [ 1 ]
By Shakuni's plot, Duryodhana hides Jayadratha in their camp. Arjuna uses divyastra to carry Jayadratha's head to his father leading to his own father's death. Many maharathis including Drona and Karna try to protect Jayadratha but fail to do so. Arjuna warns that everyone who supported adharma would be killed.
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Shakuni's son Viprachitti and Madra king Arun play a Dice Game. Episode 24 – Viprachitti captures Ashwamedha's horse. On Gandhari's and his mother Charulata's insistence, he mends his relation with Bheem. Episode 25 – Viprachitti throws away the dice of his father Shakuni and promises never to indulge in gambling again.