And, O great king, Shikhandin also at that time conducted himself like a male at the royal court with great joy, setting aside as it were his feminine nature.
शिखण्ड्यपि महाराज पुंवद् राजकुले तदा। विजहार मुदा युक्तः स्त्रीत्वं नैवातिरोचयन्॥