Adhyaya 21 — Householder's Dharma
एवं विचिन्त्य बहुधा निश्वस्य च महीतले ।
उपविश्य ततो भेजे सा मूर्च्छां मदिरक्षणा ॥
evaṃ vicintya bahudhā niśvasya ca mahītale / upaviśya tato bheje sā mūrcchāṃ madirakṣaṇā
នាងគិតបែបនេះជាច្រើនយ៉ាង ហើយដកដង្ហើមវែងៗ ក៏អង្គុយចុះលើដី; បន្ទាប់មក នាងបានសន្លប់ ដូចជាមនុស្សស្រវឹងស្រា។
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The comparison to intoxication underscores that passion can impair discernment like a substance. The implied caution is to recognize early signs of mental overwhelm and regain steadiness.
Narrative psychology (Itivṛtta), not a pancalakṣaṇa doctrine section.
‘Wine’ is a classic symbol for rasa (overpowering taste/experience). The swoon indicates the ego’s temporary collapse under an intense rasa, foreshadowing potential transformation or entanglement.