Madhyamakaśāstra · Chapter 2

2 Gatāgataparīkṣā dvitīyaṃ prakaraṇam /
gataṃ na gamyate tāvadagataṃ naiva gamyate /
gatāgatavinirmuktaṃ gamyamānaṃ na gamyate

ceṣṭā yatra gatistatra gamyamāne ca sā yataḥ /
na gate nāgate ceṣṭā gamyamāne gatistataḥ

gamyamānasya gamanaṃ kathaṃ nāmopapatsyate /
gamyamāne dvigamanaṃ yadā naivopapadyate

gamyamānasya gamanaṃ yasya tasya prasajyate /
ṛte gatergamyamānaṃ gamyamānaṃ hi gamyate

gamyamānasya gamane prasaktaṃ gamanadvayam /
yena tadgamyamānaṃ ca yaccātra gamanaṃ punaḥ

dvau gantārau prasajyete prasakte gamanadvaye /
gantāraṃ hi tiraskṛtya gamanaṃ nopapadyate

gantāraṃ cettiraskṛtya gamanaṃ nopapadyate /
gamane 'sati gantātha kuta eva bhaviṣyati

gantā na gacchati tāvadagantā naiva gacchati /
anyo ganturagantuśca kastṛtīyo hi gacchati

gantā tāvadgacchatīti kathamevopapatsyate /
gamanena vinā gantā yadā naivopapadyate

pakṣo gantā gacchatīti yasya tasya prasajyate /
gamanena vinā gantā ganturgamanamicchataḥ

gamane dve prasajyete gantā yadyuta gacchati /
ganteti cocyate yena gantā san yacca gacchati

gate nārabhyate gantuṃ gataṃ nārabhyate 'gate /
nārabhyate gamyamāne gantumārabhyate kuha

na pūrvaṃ gamanārambhādgamyamānaṃ na vā gatam /
yatrārabhyeta gamanamagate gamanaṃ kutaḥ

gataṃ kiṃ gamyamānaṃ kimagataṃ kiṃ vikalpyate /
adṛśyamāna ārambhe gamanasyaiva sarvathā

gantā na tiṣṭhati tāvadagantā naiva tiṣṭhati /
anyo ganturagantuśca kastṛtīyo 'tha tiṣṭhati

gantā tāvattiṣṭhatīti kathamevopapatsyate /
gamanena vinā gantā yadā naivopapadyate

na tiṣṭhati gamyamānānna gatānnāgatādapi /
gamanaṃ saṃpravṛttiśca nivṛttiśca gateḥ samā

yadeva gamanaṃ gantā sa eveti na yujyate /
anya eva punargantā gateriti na yujyate

yadeva gamanaṃ gantā sa eva hi bhavedyadi /
ekībhāvaḥ prasajyeta kartuḥ karmaṇa eva ca

anya eva punargantā gateryadi vikalpyate /
gamanaṃ syādṛte ganturgantā syādgamanādṛte

ekībhāvena vā siddhirnānābhāvena vā yayoḥ /
na vidyate, tayoḥ siddhiḥ kathaṃ nu khalu vidyate

gatyā yayocyate gantā gatiṃ tāṃ sa na gacchati /
yasmānna gatipūrvo 'sti kaścitkiṃciddhi gacchati

gatyā yayocyate gantā tato 'nyāṃ sa na gacchati /
gatī dve nopapadyete yasmādeke pragacchati

sadbhūto gamanaṃ gantā triprakāraṃ na gacchati /
nāsadbhūto 'pi gamanaṃ triprakāraṃ sa gacchati

gamanaṃ sadasadbhūtastriprakāraṃ na gacchati /
tasmādgatiśca gantā ca gantavyaṃ ca na vidyate