Shikhandi (Sanskrit: शिखण्डी, romanized: Śikhaṇḍī) is a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Born as Shikhandini, daughter of Drupada, the King of...
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Amba (Mahabharata) (section Rebirth as Shikhandi)
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...
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Sahadeva, Arjuna, Bhima, Dhrishaketu and Vardhakshremi. He also defeated Shikhandi and Yudhamanyu, as well as killed Abhimanyu's guards, Suketu and Kalinda...
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The epic also records Drupada praying to the god Shiva, after which Shikhandi—the reincarnation of princess Amba—is born. Different versions of the...
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avoiding Drona in battle. Shikhandi battles Ashvatthama, who, excited in wrath, overthrows Shikhandi's chariot. Shikhandi, taking scimitar and shield...
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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...
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'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...
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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...
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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...
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against Arjuna, he met Yudhumanyu and Uttamaujas in combat. He defeated Shikhandi, Bhima, and Yudhishthira on various occasions. He fled the battlefield...
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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...
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somewhat internalizes this, looking down upon Satyajit's pacifism, and Shikhandi's single-minded hatred of Bhishma. www.wisdomlib.org (29 June 2012). "Dhrishtadyumna...
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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...
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LGBT themes in Hindu mythology (section Shikhandi)
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...
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Vrishasena single-handedly defeated Upapandavas, Nakula, Bhima, Satyaki, Shikhandi combined and later engaged in a single combat against Nakula and destroyed...
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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...
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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...
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Sanjaya Satyaki Satyavati Savitri Shantanu Shakuni Shakuntala Shalya Shikhandi Shishupala Subhadra Sudeshna Ulupi Upapandavas Uttara Uttarā Vichitravirya...
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Mighty Maharathi, his son Dhrishtadyumna an Atirathi and his other son, Shikhandi, a Rathi. He contributed three (of the seven) Akshauhini armies to the...
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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...
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Ashwatthama proceeds with butchering the remaining warriors, including Shikhandi, Uttamaujas, Yudhamanyu, Upapandavas (thinking them to be pandavas) and...
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Magadha and Jarasandha's mother (1994) Revati (Balrama's wife) (1994–1995) Shikhandi (1996–1997) Chitralekha (1997) Aslam Khan as Various Roles Shyam Sunder...
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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...
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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...
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night with Kripacharya and Kritavarma. Ashwathama killed Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, Upapandavas, and the remaining Pandava and Panchala army. In the morning...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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include Parantu, a collection of Geet (lyric poetry), Shikhandi, a long narrative poem based on Shikhandi, a character from the Mahābhārata, Radio Natak: Swarup...
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daughter of Drupad, Princess of Panchala, sister of Dhrishtadhyumna and Shikhandi, mother of Upapandavas Puneet Issar as Duryodhan, eldest son of Gandhari...
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