Śakuni's Training
A Nano Tale
"Śakuni taught Citrasena to cheat," Vikarṇa confided. "Winning never satisfies Citrasena. Always doubts his skill."
Canonical basis: Sabhāparvan 52.13
Vidura uvāca
Gāndhāra-rājaḥ Śakunir viśāṃ pate
rājā'ti-devī kṛta-hasto mat'ākṣaḥ
Viviṃśatiś Citrasenaś ca rājā
Satyavrataḥ Purumitro Jayaś ca
Canonical basis: Sabhāparvan 61.18-24
uktvā tathā'sakṛt sarvān Vikarṇaḥ pṛthivī-patīn
pāṇiṃ pāṇau viniṣpiṣya niḥśvasann idam abravīt
vibrūta pṛthivī-pālā vākyaṃ mā vā kathaṃ cana
manye nyāyyaṃ yad atr'āhaṃ tad dhi vakṣyāmi Kauravāḥ
catvāry āhur nara-śreṣṭhā vyasanāni mahī-kṣitām
mṛgayāṃ pānam akṣāṃś ca grāmye c'aiv'āti-saktatām
eteṣu hi naraḥ sakto dharmam utsṛjya vartate
tathā-yuktena ca kṛtāṃ kriyāṃ loko na manyate
tad ayaṃ Pāṇḍu-putreṇa vyasane vartatā bhṛśam
samāhūtena kitavair āsthito Draupadī-paṇaḥ
sādhāraṇī ca sarveṣāṃ Pāṇḍavānām aninditā
jitena pūrvaṃ c'ānena Pāṇḍavena kṛtaḥ paṇaḥ
iyaṃ ca kīrtitā Kṛṣṇā Saubalena paṇ'ārthinā
etat sarvaṃ vicāry'āhaṃ manye na vijitām imām
Canonical basis: Udyogaparvan 30.18
nikartane devane yo'dvitīyaś
chann'opadhaḥ sādhu-devī mat'ākṣaḥ
yo durjayo devitavyena saṃkhye
sa Citrasenaḥ kuśalaṃ tāta vācyaḥ
Canonical basis: Strīparvan 1.24
tava Duḥśāsano mantrī Rādheyaś ca durātmavān
Śakuniś c'aiva duṣṭ'ātmā Citrasenaś ca durmatiḥ
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