The Yaksha Sthuna took upon himself (her) maidenhood, O Bharata, and Shikhandin obtained the blazing form of the Yaksha.
स्त्रीलिङ्गं धारयामास स्थूणायक्षोऽथ भारत। यक्षरूप च तद् दीप्ते शिखण्डी प्रत्यपद्यत॥