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शिखण्डी

शिखण्डिन्Śikhaṇḍin

श्लोक
427
ग्रंथ
1
अध्याय
154

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In the Mahabharata, Shikhandi (Śikhaṇḍin) was born to King Drupada of Panchala as a daughter who came to be regarded as a son. महाभारत 1.57.104 The epic tells that a yaksha named Sthuna, wishing to do her a kindness, made her a man. महाभारत (गीता प्रेस) 1.63.125महाभारत 1.57.104 Bhishma, the Kuru elder, says that Amba, the eldest daughter of the king of Kashi, had been born again in Drupada's line as Shikhandi. महाभारत (गीता प्रेस) 5.191.64 Shikhandi became a disciple of Drona in the use of arrows and weapons. महाभारत (गीता प्रेस) 5.188.2 Bhishma declared that he would not fight Shikhandi, who had been a girl before becoming a man. महाभारत 5.169.20 On the battlefield, the Pandavas, led by Arjuna, advanced against Bhishma with Shikhandi placed in front. महाभारत 6.109.43, 6.104.18 There, Bhishma, remembering Shikhandi's womanhood, did not strike him, while Shikhandi's volleys of arrows struck Bhishma. महाभारत 6.112.80, 6.114.12

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हर वह श्लोक जिसमें शिखण्डी का नाम आता है, ग्रंथ के अनुसार।

    • 5.193.1

      भीष्म बोले—हे भरतश्रेष्ठ! शिखण्डी के वचन सुनकर वह यक्ष, मन में विचार कर, दैव से दबा हुआ, बोला—“ऐसा ही होना है; हे कौरव, यह मेरे ही दुःख का कारण बनेगा।”

    • 6.104.38

      दसवें दिन के आने पर, शिखण्डी की रथ-सेना को उन्होंने (भीष्म ने) तीखे बाणों से वैसे ही जला दिया, जैसे अग्नि वन को जला देती है।

    • 6.114.1

      संजय बोला—इस प्रकार वे सब पाण्डव शिखण्डी को आगे करके, चारों ओर से घेरकर, समर में भीष्म को बाणों से बेधने लगे।

मुख्य अध्याय

वे अध्याय जिनमें शिखण्डी सबसे अहम हैं।

  1. Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse (Udyoga Parva 193)

    महाभारत 5.193 · 37 श्लोक

    Catalyst figure whose gendered status becomes both political…

  2. Adhyāya 104: Śikhaṇḍin-puraskāraḥ (Śikhaṇḍin as Vanguard) and Bhīṣma’s Counter-Advance

    महाभारत 6.104 · 17 श्लोक

    Chosen vanguard and ethical wedge against Bhīṣma

  3. Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed

    महाभारत 6.114 · 15 श्लोक

    Forward attacker and ethical/tactical wedge

  4. Kṛtavarmā’s Stand against the Pāṇḍavas

    महाभारत 7.90 · 16 श्लोक

    Pāṇḍava attacker whose weapons are repeatedly neutralized

  5. Adhyāya 112: Bhīṣma-prati Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ (Arjuna’s Forward Drive Toward Bhīṣma)

    महाभारत 6.112 · 15 श्लोक

    Ethical-technical catalyst for the plan against Bhīṣma

  6. Kṛpa’s Archery Display; Śikhaṇḍin Checked; Suketu Slain; Dhṛṣṭadyumna-Kṛtavarmā Clash (कृपशौर्य-पार्षतहार्दिक्ययुद्धम्)

    महाभारत 8.38 · 14 श्लोक

    Pāṇḍava spearhead checked by superior missile discipline

  7. The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements

    महाभारत 6.81 · 10 श्लोक

    Designated counter to Bhīṣma whose credibility is tested under…

  8. Adhyāya 18: Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure (Ulūka-Yuyutsu; Śakuni-Sutasoma; Kṛpa-Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā-Śikhaṇḍin)

    महाभारत 8.18 · 10 श्लोक

    Pāṇḍava-side fighter whose removal becomes a tactical signal…

  9. Karna Reforms the Host and Multiple Duels Converge

    महाभारत 8.44 · 10 श्लोक

    कर्ण को रोकने वाला अवरोधक योद्धा

  10. Adhyāya 78: Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)

    महाभारत 6.78 · 9 श्लोक

    Pāṇḍava-side fighter forced into tactical cover after intense…

मुख्य प्रसंग

  1. Bhishma Falls to the Bed of Arrows

    महाभारत 6.114-6.117

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