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स्मितवचनमधुररागो हृष्टतनुः किञ्चिदाकुलितवाक्यः । सुकुमाराविद्धगतिस्तरुणमदस्तूत्तमप्रकृतिः ॥४१॥

Light intoxication is characterised by a smiling face, pleasant feeling, joyful body, slightly faltering words, delicately unsteady gait, and relates to persons of the superior type.

english translation

smitavacanamadhurarAgo hRSTatanuH kiJcidAkulitavAkyaH | sukumArAviddhagatistaruNamadastUttamaprakRtiH ||41||

siva.sh/natyashastra/7/42

स्खलिताघूर्णितनयनः स्रस्तव्याकुलितबाहुविक्षेपः । कुटिलव्याविद्धगतिर्मध्यमदो मध्यमप्रकृतिः ॥ ४२॥

Medium intoxication is characterised by drunken and rolling eyes, drooping arms or arms restlessly thrown about and irregularly unsteady gait, and relates to persons of the middling type.

english translation

skhalitAghUrNitanayanaH srastavyAkulitabAhuvikSepaH | kuTilavyAviddhagatirmadhyamado madhyamaprakRtiH || 42||

siva.sh/natyashastra/7/43

नष्टस्मृतिर्हतगतिश्छर्दितहिक्काकफैः सुबीभत्सः । गुरुसज्जमानजिह्वो निष्ठीवति चाधमप्रकृतिः ॥ ४३॥

Excessive intoxication is characterised by loss of memory, and incapacity to walk due to vomitting, hiccup and cough, and a thick protruding tongue and spitting, and relates to persons of the inferior type.

english translation

naSTasmRtirhatagatizcharditahikkAkaphaiH subIbhatsaH | gurusajjamAnajihvo niSThIvati cAdhamaprakRtiH || 43||

siva.sh/natyashastra/7/44

रङ्गे पिबतः कार्या मदवृद्धिर्नाट्ययोगमासाद्य । कार्यो मदक्षयो वै यः खलु पीत्वा प्रविष्टः स्यात् ॥ ४४॥

A character who [acts] drinking on entering the stage is to show that his intoxication is increasing, but the character who enters the stage as drunk should show that his intoxication is decreasing.

english translation

raGge pibataH kAryA madavRddhirnATyayogamAsAdya | kAryo madakSayo vai yaH khalu pItvA praviSTaH syAt || 44||

siva.sh/natyashastra/7/45

सन्त्रासाच्छोकाद्वा भयात्प्रहर्षाच्च कारणोपगतात् । उत्क्रम्यापि हि कार्यो मदप्रणाशः क्रमात्तज्ज्ञैः ॥ ४५॥

But the intoxication should be stopped by exit when there is panic, grief and increase of terror due to some cause.

english translation

santrAsAcchokAdvA bhayAtpraharSAcca kAraNopagatAt | utkramyApi hi kAryo madapraNAzaH kramAttajjJaiH || 45||