o king, that golden sacrificial stake decorating the banner of Somadatta's son, looked effulgent. Like the huge stake erected in that foremost of sacrifices, called the Rajasuya.
स यूपः काञ्चनो राजन् सौमदत्तेर्विगजते॥ राजसूये मखश्रेष्ठे यथा यूपः समुच्छ्रितः।