Madhyamakaśāstra · Chapter 12

12 Duḥkhaparīkṣā dvādaśamaṃ prakaraṇam /
svayaṃ kṛtaṃ parakṛtaṃ dvābhyāṃ kṛtamahetukam /
duḥkhamityeka icchanti tacca kāryaṃ na yujyate

svayaṃ kṛtaṃ yadi bhavetpratītya na tato bhavet /
skandhānimānamī skandhāḥ saṃbhavanti pratītya hi

yadyamībhya ime 'nye syurebhyo vāmī pare yadi /
bhavetparakṛtaṃ duḥkhaṃ parairebhiramī kṛtāḥ

svapudnalakṛtaṃ duḥkhaṃ yadi duḥkhaṃ punarvinā /
svapudgalaḥ sa katamo yena duḥkhaṃ svayaṃ kṛtam

parapudgalajaṃ duḥkhaṃ yadi yasmai pradīyate /
pareṇa kṛtvā tadduḥkhaṃ sa duḥkhena vinā kutaḥ

parapudgalajaṃ duḥkhaṃ yadi kaḥ parapudgalaḥ /
vinā duḥkhena yaḥ kṛtvā parasmai prahiṇoti tat

svayaṃkṛtasyāprasiddherduḥkhaṃ parakṛtaṃ kutaḥ /
paro hi duḥkhaṃ yatkuryāttattasya syātsvayaṃ kṛtam

na tāvatsvakṛtaṃ duḥkhaṃ na hi tenaiva tatkṛtam /
paro nātmakṛtaścetsyādduḥkhaṃ parakṛtaṃ katham

syādubhābhyāṃ kṛtaṃ duḥkhaṃ syādekaikakṛtaṃ yadi /
parākārāsvayaṃkāraṃ duḥkhamahetukaṃ kutaḥ

na kevalaṃ hi duḥkhasya cāturvidhyaṃ na vidyate /
bāhyānāmapi bhāvānāṃ cāturvidhyaṃ na vidyate