Shikhandi, the Glossary
Shikhandi (translit) is a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.[1]
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46 relations: Akshauhini, Amba (Mahabharata), Ambalika, Ambika (Mahabharata), Arjuna, Ashram, Ashwatthama, Astra (weapon), Bhima, Bhishma, C. Rajagopalachari, Dasarna Kingdom, Devdutt Pattanaik, Dharma, Dhrishtadyumna, Draupadi, Drupada, Hindu mythological wars, Hindus, Javanese people, Kartikeya, Kaurava, Kāśī (kingdom), Kripa, Krishna, Kritavarma, Kshatriya, Kubera, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra War, Lakshmana Kumara, List of characters in the Mahabharata, Mahabharata, Pañcāla, Pandava, Parashurama, Polyandry in India, Satyaki, Shalya, Svayamvara, Upapandavas, Uttarayana, Vichitravirya, Wayang, Yaksha, Yudhishthira.
- Androgynous characters in Mahabharata
- People of the Kurukshetra War
Akshauhini
An akshauhini (अक्षौहिणी akṣauhiṇī) is described in the Mahabharata (Adi Parva 2.15-23) as a battle formation consisting of 21,870 chariots (Sanskrit ratha); 21,870 elephants (Sanskrit gaja); 65,610 horses (Sanskrit turaga) and 109,350 infantry (Sanskrit pada sainyam).
Amba (Mahabharata)
Amba is a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
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Ambalika
Ambalika is the queen of Kuru Kingdom in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Ambika (Mahabharata)
Ambika is the queen of Kuru Kingdom in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
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Arjuna
Arjuna was an ancient prince of the Kuru Kingdom, located in the present-day India. Shikhandi and Arjuna are people of the Kurukshetra War.
Ashram
An ashram (आश्रम) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions.
Ashwatthama
Ashwatthama (अश्वत्थामा), also referred to as Drauni, is the son of Drona and Kripi/ Krupi a character in the Hindu literary epic, the Mahabharata. Shikhandi and Ashwatthama are people of the Kurukshetra War.
Astra (weapon)
An is a supernatural weapon in Hindu mythology.
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Bhima
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Bhima (भीम) is the second among the five Pandavas.
Bhishma
Bhishma, also known as Pitamaha, Gangaputra, and Devavrata, was a prince and commander of ancient Indian Kuru kingdom and is a major character of the epic Mahabharata and the protagonist of the Bhishma Parva episode.
C. Rajagopalachari
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari BR (10 December 1878 – 25 December 1972), popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji (Rajaji, the Scholar Emeritus), was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and Indian independence activist.
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Dasarna Kingdom
Dasarna Kingdom was one of the many kingdoms ruled by Yadava kings in ancient central and western India.
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Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik is a mythologist and writer from Mumbai, India.
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Dharma
Dharma (धर्म) is a key concept with multiple meanings in the Indian religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism), among others.
Dhrishtadyumna
Dhrishtadyumna (the courageous and splendid one) is the son of Drupada—the king of the Panchala kingdom—and the twin brother of Draupadi in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
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Draupadi
Draupadi (Daughter of Drupada), also referred to as Krishnā, Panchali, and Yajnaseni, was the queen of ancient Kuru Kingdom, and the eldest wife of Kuru King Yudhishthira, along with his four brothers (Pandava)— Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva.
Drupada
Drupada (lit), also known as Yajnasena (lit), is the king of the southern part of Panchala Kingdom, in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Hindu mythological wars
Hindu mythological wars are the wars described in the Hindu texts of ancient India.
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Hindus
Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.
Javanese people
The Javanese (Orang Jawa; ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦗꦮ, Wong Jawa; ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦗꦮꦶ, Tiyang Jawi) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the central and eastern part of the Indonesian island of Java.
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Kartikeya
Kartikeya, also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha and Murugan, is the Hindu god of war.
Kaurava
Kaurava is a Sanskrit term which refers to descendants of Kuru, a legendary king of India who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the epic Mahabharata.
Kāśī (kingdom)
Kāśī (Kāsī) was an ancient kingdom of India whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.
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Kripa
Kripa (lit), also known as Kripacharya (कृपाचार्य), is a figure in Hindu mythology. Shikhandi and Kripa are people of the Kurukshetra War.
Krishna
Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism. Shikhandi and Krishna are people of the Kurukshetra War.
Kritavarma
Kritavarma (कृतवर्मा) is a Vrishni Yadava warrior in Hinduism.
Kshatriya
Kshatriya (from Sanskrit, "rule, authority"; also called Rajanya) is one of the four varnas (social orders) of Hindu society and is associated with the warrior aristocracy.
Kubera
Kubera (कुबेर) also known as Kuvera, Kuber and Kuberan, is the god of wealth, and the god-king of the semi-divine yakshas in Hinduism.
Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra is a city and administrative headquarters of Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Kurukshetra War
The Kurukshetra War (कुरुक्षेत्र युद्ध), also called the Mahabharata War, is a war described in the Hindu epic poem Mahabharata, arising from a dynastic struggle between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas and the Pandavas, for the throne of Hastinapura.
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Lakshmana Kumara
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Lakshmana Kumara, also rendered Lakshmana is the son of king Duryodhana and queen Bhanumati and a grandson of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari.
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List of characters in the Mahabharata
The Mahābhārata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, composed by Veda Vyasa.
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Mahabharata
The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.
Pañcāla
Panchala was an ancient kingdom of northern India, located in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab of the Upper Gangetic plain which is identified as Kanyakubja or region around Kannauj.
Pandava
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) is a group name referring to the five legendary brothers, Yudhishtira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, who are central figures of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Parashurama
Parashurama, also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava and Virarama, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism.
Polyandry in India
Polyandry in India refers to the practice of polyandry, whereby a woman has two or more husbands at the same time, either historically on the Indian subcontinent or currently in the country of India.
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Satyaki
Yuyudhana (युयुधान), better known as Satyaki (सात्यकि), was a powerful Yadava chieftain of Narayani Sena, belonging to the Vrishni clan to which Krishna also belonged.
Shalya
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, King Shalya (शल्य, lit. Pike) was the brother of Madri (mother of Nakula and Sahadeva), and the ruler of the Madra kingdom.
Svayamvara
Svayamvara (translit-std) is a type of marriage mentioned in Hindu mythology where a woman chose a man as her husband from a group of suitors.
Upapandavas
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the Upapandavas (उपपाण्डव, lit. junior Pandavas), also known as Pandavaputras (पाण्डवपुत्र, lit. sons of Pandavas), Draupadeyas or Panchakumaras (पञ्चकुमार, lit. five sons) are the five sons of Queen Draupadi from each of the five Pandavas.
Uttarayana
The term Uttarāyaṇa (commonly Uttarayanam) is derived from two different Sanskrit words – "uttaram" (North) and "ayanam" (movement) – thus indicating the northward movement of the Sun.
Vichitravirya
Vichitravirya (lit) is a figure in the Mahabharata, where he is featured as a Kuru king.
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Wayang
(translit) is a traditional form of puppet theatre play originating from the Indonesian island of Java.
Yaksha
The Yakshas (यक्ष,, i) are a broad class of nature spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness.
Yudhishthira
Yudhishthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, IAST: Yudhiṣṭhira) also known as Dharmaraja, was the king of Indraprastha and later the King of Kuru Kingdom in the epic Mahabharata.
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See also
Androgynous characters in Mahabharata
- Ila (Hinduism)
- Shikhandi
People of the Kurukshetra War
- Abhimanyu
- Arjuna
- Ashwatthama
- Ghatotkacha
- Iravan
- Karna
- Kauravas
- Kripa
- Krishna
- Pandavas
- Sahadeva of Magadha
- Shikhandi
- Virata
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikhandi
Also known as Shikandini, Shikhandini, Sikhandi, Sikhandin.