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Draupadi's sister, who was raised as a boy, exchanged her gender with a Yaksha and became a man, What was his name after he became a man?

  1. Krishna

  2. Arjuna

  3. Shikhandi

  4. Purochana

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Explanation

Shikhandi was born as a female named Amba (Draupadi's sister in some versions) and was raised as a boy. After being rejected by Bhishma and attempting to seek revenge, she performed severe penance and received a boon from a Yaksha to exchange genders and become a man. As Shikhandi, he later played a crucial role in Bhishma's death in the Kurukshetra war.