In the Mahabharata, Shakuni's pasha (dice) was made from the bone of his father, Subala. According to the epic, after Shakuni's relatives were imprisoned by Dhritarashtra and died of starvation, Subala asked Shakuni to make dice from his thigh bone, which would always help him win and destroy the Kaurava clan. The dice were not made of mud, wood, or any other material.