तेजोहीनं सुदुर्गंधि विवर्णं नृपसत्तम । अथ प्राप्तो गृहं राजा श्रुत्वा भार्यासमुद्भवम्
tejohīnaṃ sudurgaṃdhi vivarṇaṃ nṛpasattama | atha prāpto gṛhaṃ rājā śrutvā bhāryāsamudbhavam
Ohne Glanz, übelriechend und verfärbt—o Bester der Könige—kehrte der König dann heim, nachdem er vernommen hatte, was sich um seine Gemahlin zugetragen hatte.
Deductive: Skanda (narrating within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Arbuda Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: The king, once radiant, now appears pale and discolored; a subtle miasma surrounds him as he returns home after hearing troubling news about his wife.
When dharma is violated, tejas (spiritual luster) declines and the mind is driven toward facing consequences and seeking correction.
None is named here; the verse sets the narrative stage for later tīrtha-purification.
None in this verse.