Rasarnavasudhakara 2.48

2.48

madhyamasya mada-vṛddhir, yathā-
vināpi hetuṃ vikaṭaṃ jahāsa
padeṣu caskhāla same' pi mārge |
vighūrṇamānaḥ sa madātirekād
ākāśam ālambanam ālalambe ||

The increase of intoxication in a middling character, as in:
“Even without reason he laughed uproariously; / he stumbled in his steps even on a level road; / reeling about from excess of intoxication, / he clutched at empty air for support.”