Bhima begot a son in the forest on Hidimba, named Ghatotkacha. Drupada gave birth to a daughter also, named Shikhandini and she was transformed into a male child.
हिडिम्बायां च भीमेन वने जज्ञे घटोत्कचः। शिखण्डी दुपदाज्जज्ञे कन्या पुत्रत्वमागता॥