महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-133, verse-16

प्रियाभावाच्च पुरुषो नैव प्राप्नोति शोभनम् ।
ध्रुवं चाभावमभ्येति गत्वा गङ्गेव सागरम् ॥१६॥

16. priyābhāvācca puruṣo naiva prāpnoti śobhanam ,
dhruvaṁ cābhāvamabhyeti gatvā gaṅgeva sāgaram.

16. priyābhāvāt ca puruṣaḥ na eva prāpnoti śobhanam
dhruvam ca abhāvam abhyeti gatvā gaṅgā iva sāgaram

16. ca priyābhāvāt puruṣaḥ śobhanam na eva prāpnoti ca
dhruvam gatvā gaṅgā sāgaram iva abhāvam abhyeti

16. And due to the absence of dear things, a person (puruṣa) certainly does not attain what is good. Indeed, he certainly approaches dissolution (abhāva), just as the Gaṅgā, having flowed, merges into the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रियाभावात् (priyābhāvāt) - from the absence of dear things, due to the lack of pleasantness

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, human being

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

• शोभनम् (śobhanam) - good, beautiful, auspicious thing

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, constantly

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अभावम् (abhāvam) - non-existence, absence, dissolution

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, goes towards, reaches

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having reached

• गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the Gaṅgā (Ganges river)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - to the ocean

Words meanings and morphology

प्रियाभावात् (priyābhāvāt) - from the absence of dear things, due to the lack of pleasantness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of priyābhāva

priyābhāva - absence of dear things, lack of pleasantness

Compound of priya (dear, pleasant) and abhāva (absence, non-existence).

Compound type : tatpurusha (priya+abhāva)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant, agreeable
  adjective (neuter)
• abhāva – absence, non-existence, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of a (negation) + bhāva (existence, state).
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa), the soul

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - obtains, reaches, attains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp

Root form: āp (आप्). Prefixed with pra- (प्र-). Present stem: prāpnu- (प्राप्नु-).

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

शोभनम् (śobhanam) - good, beautiful, auspicious thing

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śobhana

śobhana - beautiful, splendid, auspicious, good; a good thing

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful).

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Functions as a substantive here, 'that which is good'.

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, constantly

(indeclinable)

Root: dhru (class 1)

Note: Adverbial usage.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अभावम् (abhāvam) - non-existence, absence, dissolution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhāva

abhāva - non-existence, absence, lack; annihilation, dissolution (abhāva)

Compound of a (negation) + bhāva (existence, state).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+bhāva)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhāva – existence, state, condition; feeling, sentiment
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, goes towards, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root form: i (इ). Prefixed with abhi- (अभि-). Present stem: eti (एति).

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root gam with suffix -tvā.

Root: gam (class 1)

गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - the Gaṅgā (Ganges river)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges, considered sacred in Hinduism

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

सागरम् (sāgaram) - to the ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea; a large body of water

Note: Indicates destination.