Shakuni was the son of King Subala of Gandhara. He was the
brother of Gandhari, mother of the Kauravas. Thus he was uncle to Duryodhana
and other Kaurava brothers. Due to this reason he is known as Shakuni Mama.
‘Mama’ means uncle.
Shakuni is believed to be a manifestation of Dvapara, dice
personified. Thus he is the manifestation of the vice called dice.
When Gandhari decided to become blindfolded, it was Shakuni
who brought her to Hastinapura. He witnessed the marriage ceremony between
Gandhari and Dhrthirashtra.
He constantly poisoned the ears of Duryodhana to incite
enmity between Kauravas and Pandavas.
He was an expert in dice; he played on behalf of Duryodhana
against Yudhishthira and won everything that the Pandavas had.
In the great Mahabharata war, Shakuni witnessed all his
brothers and sons getting killed.
He was killed by Sahadeva, the youngest of the Pandavas.