Śikhaṇḍī

character in Mahabharata
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Śikhaṇḍī
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Śikhaṇḍī

Summary

Śikhaṇḍī is a character in the Mahabharata[1]. He ranks in the top 2% of character_in_the_mahabharata entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (851 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Śikhaṇḍī's father was Drupada[3].
  • Śikhaṇḍī's image is recorded as Kripa and shikhandi.jpg[4].
  • Śikhaṇḍī is recorded as trans man[5].
  • Śikhaṇḍī's instance of is recorded as character in the Mahabharata[6].
  • Śikhaṇḍī's killed by is recorded as Aśvatthāmā[7].
  • Śikhaṇḍī's Commons category is recorded as Shikhandi[8].
  • Śikhaṇḍī's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q9610 (ben)-Titodutta-শিখণ্ডী.wav[9].
  • Śikhaṇḍī's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04sr7p[10].
  • Śikhaṇḍī's present in work is recorded as Mahabharata[11].
  • Śikhaṇḍī's sibling is recorded as Dhṛṣṭadyumna[12].
  • Śikhaṇḍī's sibling is recorded as Draupadī[13].
  • Śikhaṇḍī's Quora topic ID is recorded as Shikhandi[14].

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Origins and Family

Śikhaṇḍī's father was Drupada[3].

Why It Matters

Śikhaṇḍī ranks in the top 2% of character_in_the_mahabharata entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (851 views/month).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Who were Śikhaṇḍī's parents?

Śikhaṇḍī's father was Drupada[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . lingualibre.org. lingualibre.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Quora. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Śikhaṇḍī. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ikha
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ikha_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Śikhaṇḍī}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ikha}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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