Shikhandi

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Shikhandi

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Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखण्डिन् (śikhaṇḍin).

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Hinduism A character in the Mahabharata, child of Drupada, born as a girl but transformed into a boy by a yaksha; slayer of Bhishma.

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name killer of Bhishma in Mahabharata

हिन्दी	शिखंडी śikhaṇḍī

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@misc{shikhandi_2026,
  title = {Shikhandi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shikhandi},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}