Charak Samhita

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अतिपीतेन मद्येन विहतेनौजसा च तत् । हृदयं याति विकृतिं तत्रस्था ये च धातवः ॥३६॥

The excess drinking of liquor and gradual impediment of ojas affects the heart and the dhatu located at the heart.

english translation

atipItena madyena vihatenaujasA ca tat । hRdayaM yAti vikRtiM tatrasthA ye ca dhAtavaH ॥36॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ओजस्यविहते पूर्वो हृदि च प्रतिबोधिते । मध्यमो विहतेऽल्पे च विहते तूत्तमो मदः ॥३७॥

॥ Stages of mada (intoxication)॥ The early stage of intoxication starts when it spreads up to the heart but ojas is not disturbed; in the middle stage ojas gets disturbed and in the later stage there is severe disturbance to the ojas.

english translation

ojasyavihate pUrvo hRdi ca pratibodhite । madhyamo vihate'lpe ca vihate tUttamo madaH ॥37॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

नैवं विघातं जनयेन्मद्यं पैष्टिकमोजसः । विकाशिरूक्षविशदा गुणास्तत्र हि नोल्बणाः ॥३८॥

Consumption of liquor prepared by the flour does not affect ojas severely due to lack of (harmful) qualities like expanding property, dryness/roughness, and non-sliminess.

english translation

naivaM vighAtaM janayenmadyaM paiSTikamojasaH । vikAzirUkSavizadA guNAstatra hi nolbaNAH ॥38॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

हृदि मद्यगुणाविष्टे हर्षस्तर्षो रतिः सुखम् । विकाराश्च यथासत्त्वं चित्रा राजसतामसाः ॥३९॥

॥ Characteristic features of mada॥ The heart overwhelmed with the qualities of liquor exhilaration, delight, thirst, sexual pleasure and other rajas,

english translation

hRdi madyaguNAviSTe harSastarSo ratiH sukham । vikArAzca yathAsattvaM citrA rAjasatAmasAH ॥39॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

जायन्ते मोहनिद्रान्ता मद्यस्यातिनिषेवणात् । स मद्यविभ्रमो नाम्ना ‘मद’ इत्यभिधीयते ॥४०॥

tamas disorders leads to the state of infatuation and sleep due to over-drinking. This derailment due to liquor is called as mada (intoxication).

english translation

jAyante mohanidrAntA madyasyAtiniSevaNAt । sa madyavibhramo nAmnA ‘mada’ ityabhidhIyate ॥40॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript