page_title: Shikhandi
hierarchical_section_title: Shikhandi
caption_attribution_description: English: "Battle Scene Between Kripa and Shikhandi from a Mahabharata. This charged scene is from the Mahabharata Great Story of the Bharatas, a sacred Hindu epic of ancient India that narrates the great war between two related clans, the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The battle scene gains vigor from the forcefully drawn figures as well as the myriad arrows activating the salmon-colored ground. "
context_page_description: Shikhandi is a character in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. He was born a baby girl, named Shikandini," to Drupada, the king of Panchala. Shikhandi fought in the Kurukshetra war for the Pandavas along with his father Drupada and brother Dhristadyumna.
context_section_description: Shikhandi (Sanskrit: शिखण्डी, Śikhaṇḍī, lit.  ) is a character in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. He was born a baby girl, named Shikandini," to Drupada, the king of Panchala. Shikhandi fought in the Kurukshetra war for the Pandavas along with his father Drupada and brother Dhristadyumna.
caption: Kripa fights with Shikhandi (top right)
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