Name #311 of 1000 · Viṣṇu Sahasranāma
ஶிகண்டீ Shikhandi — meaning in Tamil
Shikhandi (śikhaṇḍī) is name #311 of the 1000 names of Vishnu. Below is its meaning in Tamil (தமிழ்), the shloka it comes from in Tamil, and the English meaning — from the full name page.
மயில் இறகு அணிந்தவர்
In English: He who wears the peacock plume
From shloka 34 · chapter Narasiṃha
இஷ்டோऽவிஶிஷ்டஃ ஶிஷ்டேஷ்டஃ ஶிகண்டீ நஹுஷோ வ்ரு'ஷஃ
க்ரோதஹா க்ரோதக்ரு'த்கர்தா விஶ்வபாஹுர்மஹீதரஃ
Also in this shloka: iṣṭaḥ · aviśiṣṭaḥ · śiṣṭeṣṭaḥ · nahuṣaḥ · vṛṣaḥ · krodhahā · krodhakṛtkartā · viśvabāhuḥ · mahīdharaḥ
Shikhandi in other languages: Hindi · Telugu · Kannada · Malayalam · Bengali · Gujarati · English
Read the complete Vishnu Sahasranamam in Tamil — dhyānam, all 108 shlokas, and phalaśruti.