Shikhandi (Sanskrit: शिखण्डी, romanized: Śikhaṇḍī) is a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Born as Shikhandini, daughter of Drupada, the King of...

undertaking a penance, and is granted a boon by Shiva. She is reborn as Shikhandi, the child of King Drupada, and the sibling of the epic's female protagonist...

avoiding Drona in battle. Shikhandi battles Ashvatthama, who, excited in wrath, overthrows Shikhandi's chariot. Shikhandi, taking scimitar and shield...

Sahadeva, Arjuna, Bhima, Dhrishaketu and Vardhakshremi. He also defeated Shikhandi and Yudhamanyu, as well as killed Abhimanyu's guards, Suketu and Kalinda...

The epic also records Drupada praying to the god Shiva, after which Shikhandi—the reincarnation of princess Amba—is born. Different versions of the...

December 6, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-04. MM Shohiduzzaman (April 20, 2013). "Shikhandi Kotha". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved...

'Mahabharat (1988 TV series)', in which he himself played the roles of Shikhandi and Sudama. His son, Hiten Paintal, is also an actor, who worked in movies...

the tenth day of the war, the Pandava prince Arjuna, with the help of Shikhandi, pierced Bhishma with numerous arrows and paralysed him upon a bed of...

Shikhandi Kotha (Bengali: শিখন্ডী কথা) is a 2013 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Mohammad Hannan and written by Anan Zaman. The film was produced by...

against Arjuna, he met Yudhumanyu and Uttamaujas in combat. He defeated Shikhandi, Bhima, and Yudhishthira on various occasions. He fled the battlefield...

Pandavas put Shikhandi, who had been a woman in a prior life, in front of Bhishma, as Bhishma has taken a vow not to attack a woman. Shikhandi's arrows fell...

somewhat internalizes this, looking down upon Satyajit's pacifism, and Shikhandi's single-minded hatred of Bhishma. www.wisdomlib.org (29 June 2012). "Dhrishtadyumna...

becomes his destruction, to fulfill which she is reborn as Shikhandini/Shikhandi. Ambalika is the daughter of Kashya, the King of Kashi, and wife of Vichitravirya...

and cross-dressing also occur in mythology about non-divine figures. Shikhandi is a character in the Mahabharata. He was originally born as a girl named...

Vrishasena single-handedly defeated Upapandavas, Nakula, Bhima, Satyaki, Shikhandi combined and later engaged in a single combat against Nakula and destroyed...

in Sasural Simar Ka on Colors, and then she enacted brave girl warrior Shikhandi in epical TV series Mahabharat; both roles were from 2013 to 2014. From...

10th day of battle, Shikhandi accompanied Arjuna on the latter's chariot and they faced Bheeshma who did not fire arrows at Shikhandi. He was then felled...

Ashwatthama proceeds with butchering the remaining warriors, including Shikhandi, Uttamaujas, Yudhamanyu, Upapandavas (thinking them to be pandavas) and...

Sanjaya Satyaki Satyavati Savitri Shantanu Shakuni Shakuntala Shalya Shikhandi Shishupala Subhadra Sudeshna Ulupi Upapandavas Uttara Uttarā Vichitravirya...

Mighty Maharathi, his son Dhrishtadyumna an Atirathi and his other son, Shikhandi, a Rathi. He contributed three (of the seven) Akshauhini armies to the...

day of the war, Lakshmana Kumara injured badly Kshatradeva, the son of Shikhandi. On the thirteenth day of the war, Lakshmana Kumara was stationed near...

Ashwatthama killed all the Upapandavas who were awake by then along with Shikhandi when they came out of their chambers after hearing the screams of other...

who, according to some versions of the epic, change genders, such as Shikhandi, who is sometimes said to be born as a female but identifies as male and...

Magadha and Jarasandha's mother (1994) Revati (Balrama's wife) (1994–1995) Shikhandi (1996–1997) Chitralekha (1997) Aslam Khan as Various Roles Shyam Sunder...

night with Kripacharya and Kritavarma. Ashwathama killed Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, Upapandavas, and the remaining Pandava and Panchala army. In the morning...

daughter. Lakshmana Kumara participated in the Kurukshetra War and injured Shikhandi's son Kshatradeva on the 12th day of the war. He is killed by Abhimanyu...

a sword fight. On the 10th day of war, Dushasana attacked and injured Shikhandi in order to save Bhishma. On the 13th day of war, Dushasana was among...

to kill him in her next life. Later she is reborn to King Drupada as Shikhandi (or Shikhandini) and causes Bhishma's fall, with the help of Arjuna, in...

them to retreat. On the tenth day, he attempts to prevent Arjuna and Shikhandi from reaching Bhishma, but is counter-checked by Drupada. On the thirteenth...

include Parantu, a collection of Geet (lyric poetry), Shikhandi, a long narrative poem based on Shikhandi, a character from the Mahābhārata, Radio Natak: Swarup...