Note 1 — Chapter LXXXVII · (Vetála 13.)
C. H. (Charles Henry) Tawney translation
In the original śinśapá, which Professor Monier Williams renders thus; “the tree Dalbergia Sisu; the Aśoka tree.” Dr. King informs me that these two trees are altogether different. The translation which I have given of the word śinśapá, throughout these tales of the Vetála, is, therefore, incorrect. The tree to which the Vetála so persistently returns, is a Dalbergia Sisu.