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Chapter 4.4 - Verse 29

Sanskrit Text

हास्यवस्तुषु चाप्यस्य वर्तमानेषु केषुचित् नातिगाढं प्रहृष्येत चाप्युन्मत्तवद्धसेत्

English Translation

In the presence of the king if any laughable matter is mooted, a person should not enjoy it with the utmost reserve, nor should he laugh like a maniac.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

हास्य + वस्तु | च + अपि + इदम् | वर्तमानेषु | केषुचित्
न + अति + गाढम् | प्रहृष्येत | न | च + अपि + उन्मद् + वत् + हस्