シカンディン
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Shikhandi (), whose natal female identity is rendered Shikhandini, is a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Born as the daughter of Drupada, the King of Panchala, Shikhandini becomes male after agreeing to a sex exchange with a yaksha. He is the brother of Draupadi, who is the common wife of the Pandavas.
Key facts
- Character.info hdr
- Information
- Character.image
- Shikhandi.png
- Character.alt
- Shikhandi
- Character.caption
- An illustration of Shikhandi before her sex-change, c. 1916
- Character.family
- Drupada (father)Prishati (mother)Dhristadyumna (brother)Draupadi (sister)
- Character.spouse
- Unnamed princess of Dasarna
- Character.children
- Kshatradeva
- Character.name
- Shikhandi
- Character.gender
- Woman, later Man
via Wikipedia infobox
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- Mahabharata
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- Aśvatthāmā
- Commons category
- Shikhandi
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Article · 日本語
シカンディン（サンスクリット語: शिखण्डिन् Śikhaṇḍin（主格形 Śikhaṇḍī）、インドネシア語: Srikandi）は、ヒンドゥー教の叙事詩『マハーバーラタ』の登場人物。彼はもともとはパンチャーラ国の王ドルパダの娘、シカンディニーとして生を受けている。シカンディンは父ドルパダ、弟ドリシュタデュムナとともにでパーンダヴァの側についた。息子はクシャトラデーヴァ（Kṣatradeva）。
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