Yudhishthira said : O foremost of speakers, what was the prowess of the king, Somaka. I desire to hear an exact account of his achievements and prowess.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच कथंवीर्यः स राजाभूत् सोमको वदतां वर। कर्माण्यस्य प्रभावं च श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः॥