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Drupada Shikhandi Arjuna

The oldest princess Amba informed Bhishma that she wished to marry the king of Shalva, whom Bhishma had defeated at their swayamvara. However, when Bhishma allowed Amba to leave to marry the king of Shalva, he refused due to still being humiliated by Bhishma. Amba then returned to marry Bhishma but he refused due to his vow of celibacy, enraging Amba and making her Bhishma's bitter enemy, holding him responsible for her plight. Later, Amba was reborn as Shikhandi and helped cause Bhishma's fall in the battle of Kurukshetra, with the help of Arj

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Drupada Shikhandi Arjuna

The oldest princess Amba informed Bhishma that she wished to marry the king of Shalva, whom Bhishma had defeated at their swayamvara. However, when Bhishma allowed Amba to leave to marry the king of Shalva, he refused due to still being humiliated by Bhishma. Amba then returned to marry Bhishma but he refused due to his vow of celibacy, enraging Amba and making her Bhishma's bitter enemy, holding him responsible for her plight. Later, Amba was reborn as Shikhandi and helped cause Bhishma's fall in the battle of Kurukshetra, with the help of Arj

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The oldest princess Amba, however, informs Bhishma that she wishes to marry king of Shalva

whom Bhishma defeated at their swayamvara. Bhishma lets her leave to marry king of Shalva,
but Shalva refuses to marry her, still smarting at his humiliation at the hands of Bhishma. Amba
then returns to marry Bhishma but he refuses due to his vow of celibacy. Amba becomes
enraged and becomes Bhishma's bitter enemy, holding him responsible for her plight. Later she
is reborn to King Drupada as Shikhandi (or Shikhandini) and causes Bhishma's fall, with the help
of Arjuna, in the battle of Kurukshetra.

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