शकुनि — {śakúni} m. a bird (esp. a large bird = {gridhra} or {cilla}, accord. to some 'a cock') &c. &c##(in astronomy) N. of the first fixed {karaṇa} (q.v.)##N. of a Naga##of an evil demon (son of Duþ-saha)##of an Asura (son of Hiraṇyâksha and father of Vṛika)##of the brother of queen Gandhārī (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) &c. (cf. 380)##of a son of Vikukshi and grandson of Ikshvāku)##of a son of Daśa-ratha##of the great-grandfather of Aśoka##du. N. of the Āśvins##({i} or {ī}), f. below
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