O best of Bharata race, O king, this is our highest duty. This Shakuni is highly proficient in the whole science of dice-playing.
एतत् कृत्यतमं राजन्नस्माकं भरतर्षभ। अयं हि शकुनिर्वेद सविद्यामक्षसम्पदम्॥