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...

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...

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

days. On the tenth day, however, the Pandava prince Arjuna, aided by Shikhandi (reincarnation of Amba), incapacitated him with a volley of arrows, leaving...

'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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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 proceeded with butchering the remaining warriors, including Shikhandi, Uttamaujas, Yudhamanyu, Upapandavas and many other prominent warriors...

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 (1996) Shikhandini (Amba), Shikhandi (1999) Chitralekha (1999) Sunil Chauhan as Uddhava (1993) Pramod Kapoor...

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

War, where Arjuna receives from Krishn, the knowledge of Bhagavad Gita. Shikhandi (who got a boon from Lord Shiva to kill Bhishma in her previous birth...

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...

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

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...

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

1978) is a Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist. His plays include Shikhandi Kotha, Secret of History, and Shrabon Tragedy. Anan Zaman was born on...

daughter of Drupada, Princess of Panchala, sister of Dhrishtadhyumna and Shikhandi, mother of Upapandavas Puneet Issar as Duryodhana, eldest son of Gandhari...