ཤ་ཀུ་ནི་

ཤ་ཀུ་ནི། (Wyl. sha ku ni ) Pron.: sha ku ni

• Skt. शकुनिः, śakuni, Pron.: shakuni. From Sanskrit: a bird (•esp. a large bird | or | to some | N. of the first fixed | N. of a Naga | of an evil demon (son of Duḥ-saha) | of an Asura (son of Hiraṇyāksha and father of Vṛika) | of the brother of queen Gāndhārī (and therefore the brother-in-law of Dhṛita-rāshṭra and the Mātula or maternal uncle of the Kuru princes | as son of Subala, king of Gāndhāra, he is called Saubala | he often acted as counsellor of Duryodhana, and hence his name is sometimes applied to an old officious relative whose counsels ten to misfortune | of a son of Vikukshi and grandson of Ikshvāku | of a son of Daśa-ratha | of the great-grandfather of Aśoka | N. of the Aśvins | or | below. [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW