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वैगुण्यं सहसा यान्ति मद्यदोषैर्न सात्त्विकाः । मद्यं हि बलवत्सत्त्वं गृह्णाति सहसा न तु [२] ॥७६॥
Generally, defectiveness does not occur with the drinking of liquor in sattvika way. Usually, intoxicating effects do not take the person with strong sattva towards defectiveness.
english translation
सौम्यासौम्यकथाप्रायं विशदाविशदं क्षणात् । चित्रं राजसमापन्नं प्रायेणास्वन्तकाकुलम् ॥७७॥
The rajas way of drinking is perhaps with momentary kind or unkind talks, clean or unclean, with varied colors and teeming with the bad ailments.
english translation
हर्षप्रीतिकथापेतमतुष्टं पानभोजने । सम्मोहक्रोधनिद्रान्तमापानं तामसं स्मृतम् ॥७८॥
The tamas way of drinking is devoid of exhilaration, pleasure and gossip; dissatisfied with food and end up with excessive daze, rage and sleepiness.
english translation
आपाने सात्त्विकान् बुद्ध्वा तथा राजसतामसान् । जह्यात्सहायान् यैः पीत्वा मद्यदोषानुपाश्नुते ॥७९॥
While drinking, one should know the people following sattvika, rajasika and tamasika way of drinking and try to be at distance from such companions due to whom one may suffer by bad effects of liquor consumption.
english translation
सुखशीलाः सुसम्भाषाः सुमुखाः सम्मताः सताम् । कलास्वबाह्या विशदा विषयप्रवणाश्च ये ॥८०॥
Those companions are delightful in drinking who are of fair character, talk reasonably, good in appearance, well recognized,
english translation