Sagas from the Far East; or, Kalmouk and Mongolian Traditionary Tales

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The Pretended Son.

[1.] Schimnu. See supra, [note 2, Tale III].

[2.] Diamond, Sanskrit, vadschra, originally the thunderbolt, Indra’s sceptre; then the praying-sceptre of the priests; the symbol of durability, immovability, and indestructibility. (Köppen i. 251, and ii. 271, quoted by Jülg.) It was permitted to none but kings to possess them. (Lassen, iii. 18.) See also [note 1, Tale XV].