A History of Assam c26.s1.11

c26.s1.11

² There is here a play on the word *vajra*, which means both “the thunderbolt” and “a diamond.” Indra is called *vajrin*, or “the wielder of *vajra*” or “the thunderbolt;” and Vajradatta or “the gift of Vajra” is said to be as beautiful as a *vajra* or “diamond.”