In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(19)H(18)N(4)O(3), the fused-ring system is essentially planar [maximum deviation is 0.031 (2) Å] while the dihedral angle between the ring system and the benzene ring is 12.64 (6)°.The carbohydrazide H atom is involved in an intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a six-membered hydrogen-bonded ring. The mol-ecules arrange themselves into centrosymmetric dimers by means of inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.