महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-10, verse-46

भाव्यं हि कारणेनात्र न ते हास्यमकारणम् ।
कौतूहलं मे सुभृशं तत्त्वेन कथयस्व मे ॥४६॥

46. bhāvyaṁ hi kāraṇenātra na te hāsyamakāraṇam ,
kautūhalaṁ me subhṛśaṁ tattvena kathayasva me.

46. bhāvyam hi kāraṇena atra na te hāsyam akāraṇam
kautūhalam me subhṛśam tattvena kathayasva me

46. For here, your laughter must surely have a reason; it cannot be without cause. My curiosity is very strong, so please tell me the truth.

Words meanings summery:

• भाव्यम् (bhāvyam) - must be, should be (that which is to be, destined, future, ought to be)

• हि (hi) - for, because (for, because, indeed)

• कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by a reason (by a reason, with a cause)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation (here, in this place, in this matter)

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - your (your, to you)

• हास्यम् (hāsyam) - laughter (laughter, jest, ridicule)

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless, without reason

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - very strong (adverbially modifying 'curiosity') (very much, exceedingly, strongly)

• तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truthfully (truthfully, truly, in reality)

• कथयस्व (kathayasva) - tell me (tell, narrate, relate)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

भाव्यम् (bhāvyam) - must be, should be (that which is to be, destined, future, ought to be)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvya

bhāvya - to be, to be about to be, to be produced, to be destined for, ought to be

gerundive (future passive participle)

From root 'bhū' (to be) + suffix 'ṇyat'

Root: bhū (class 1)

हि (hi) - for, because (for, because, indeed)

(indeclinable)

कारणेन (kāraṇena) - by a reason (by a reason, with a cause)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix 'ana'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this situation (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

हास्यम् (hāsyam) - laughter (laughter, jest, ridicule)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hāsya

hāsya - laughter, mirth, jest, comical

gerundive

From root 'has' (to laugh) + suffix 'ṇyat'

Root: has (class 1)

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - causeless, without reason

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - without cause or reason, causeless, accidental

Negative compound 'a' (not) + 'kāraṇa' (cause)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, motive
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix 'ana'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, interest, eagerness

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - very strong (adverbially modifying 'curiosity') (very much, exceedingly, strongly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of subhṛśa

subhṛśa - very full, very abundant, very much

Compound of 'su' (good, very) + 'bhṛśa' (much, intense)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+bhṛśa)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• bhṛśa – much, strong, intense
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially.

तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truthfully (truthfully, truly, in reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle

From 'tad' (that) + suffix 'tva'

Note: Used adverbially here, meaning 'by means of truth'.

कथयस्व (kathayasva) - tell me (tell, narrate, relate)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kath

causative present middle

Derived from 'kath' root, often used as a denominative verb in the 10th class, or as a causative of 'kṛt'. Atmanepada.

Root: kath (class 10)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we