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In the battle of [[Kurukshetra]], Bhishma recognized him as Amba reborn, and not wanting to fight a "woman" (or an actual woman, depending on the version), avoided battling Shikhandi. On the tenth day, many warriors of [[Kaurava]] Army attacked and wounded Shikhandi and some stopped the Pandavas. [[Drona]] stopped Arjuna, [[Duryodhana]] stopped [[Bhima]], [[Shalya]] stopped [[Yudhishthira]], [[Characters in the Mahabharata#Vrikaasura|Vrikaasur]] stopped [[Nakula]]  and [[Uluka]] stopped [[Sahadeva]]. Firstly, [[Ashwatthama]] attacked Shikhandi but [[Drupada]] took him, then [[Dussasana]] attacked Shikhandi but [[Dhrishtadyumna]] took him and at last [[Shakuni]] attacked and stabbed Shikhandi but [[Virata]] stopped him. Later, wounded Shikhandi rides in Arjuna's chariot, and together, they face Bhishma, forcing him to lower his weapons. Knowing that this would happen, [[Arjuna]] hid behind Shikhandi and attacked Bhishma with a devastating volley of arrows. Thus, Shikhandi was instrumental in Bhishma's death.  

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