महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-4, verse-29

हास्यवस्तुषु चाप्यस्य वर्तमानेषु केषुचित् ।
नातिगाढं प्रहृष्येत न चाप्युन्मत्तवद्धसेत् ॥२९॥

29. hāsyavastuṣu cāpyasya vartamāneṣu keṣucit ,
nātigāḍhaṁ prahṛṣyeta na cāpyunmattavaddhaset.

29. hāsyavastuṣu ca api asya vartamāneṣu keṣucit na
atigāḍham prahṛṣyeta na ca api unmattavat haset

29. Even when some humorous situations are present, one should not rejoice too intensely, nor should one laugh like a madman.

Words meanings summery:

• हास्यवस्तुषु (hāsyavastuṣu) - in humorous objects/situations

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अस्य (asya) - of this (person), his

• वर्तमानेषु (vartamāneṣu) - in existing, in present

• केषुचित् (keṣucit) - in some

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिगाढम् (atigāḍham) - too intensely, very deeply

• प्रहृष्येत (prahṛṣyeta) - one should rejoice

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like a madman, madly

• हसेत् (haset) - one should laugh

Words meanings and morphology

हास्यवस्तुषु (hāsyavastuṣu) - in humorous objects/situations

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of hāsyavastu

hāsyavastu - a humorous thing/object

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hāsya+vastu)

• hāsya – laughable, humorous
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root 'has' + -ya
  Root: has (class 1)
• vastu – object, thing, substance
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (person), his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the person being advised, implied to be masculine.

वर्तमानेषु (vartamāneṣu) - in existing, in present

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present

Present Active Participle

from root 'vṛt' + śānac suffix

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `hāsyavastuṣu` (neuter) and `keṣucit` (neuter).

केषुचित् (keṣucit) - in some

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, any

Note: Agrees with `hāsyavastuṣu`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अतिगाढम् (atigāḍham) - too intensely, very deeply

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+gāḍha)

• ati – over, excessively
  indeclinable
• gāḍha – intense, deep, firm
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of adjective used adverbially.

प्रहृष्येत (prahṛṣyeta) - one should rejoice

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of prahṛṣ

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like a madman, madly

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat (like)

Note: Used adverbially.

हसेत् (haset) - one should laugh

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of has

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

Root: has (class 1)