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Shikhandi

Shikhandi proper noun: a character in the Mahabharata, child of Drupada, born as a girl but transformed into a boy by a yaksha; slayer of Bhishma.

shikhandi: a character in the Mahabharata, child of Drupada, born as a girl but transformed into a boy by a...
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Proper noun

Shikhandi

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

Shikhandi meaning in Hindi

Shikhandi in Hindi

killer of Bhishma in Mahabharata
शिखंडी śikhaṇḍī

Origin of Shikhandi

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखण्डिन् (śikhaṇḍin).

Questions about Shikhandi

What does Shikhandi mean?
Shikhandi means a character in the Mahabharata, child of Drupada, born as a girl but transformed into a boy by a yaksha; slayer of Bhishma.
What is Shikhandi in Hindi?
Shikhandi in Hindi is शिखंडी (śikhaṇḍī). See Shikhandi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Shikhandi?
Shikhandi is a proper noun.

Words near Shikhandi in the dictionary

  1. shikars
  2. Shikasta Nasta'liq
  3. shikepoke
  4. shikepokes
  5. shikha
  6. Shikhandi
  7. Shikhar
  8. shikhara
  9. shikharas
  10. shikhas
  11. shikho

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