Mūlamadhyamakakārikā · Chapter 1

na svato nāpi parato na dvābhyāṃ nāpy ahetutaḥ /
utpannā jātu vidyante bhāvāḥ kva cana ke cana

catvāraḥ pratyayā hetur ārambaṇam anantaram /
tathaivādhipateyaṃ ca pratyayo nāsti pañcamaḥ

na hi svabhāvo bhāvānāṃ pratyayādiṣu vidyate /
avidyamāne svabhāve parabhāvo na vidyate

kriyā na pratyayavatī nāpratyayavatī kriyā /
pratyayā nākriyāvantaḥ kriyāvantaś ca santy uta

utpadyate pratītyemān itīme pratyayāḥ kila /
yāvan notpadyata ime tāvan nāpratyayāḥ katham

naivāsato naiva sataḥ pratyayo 'rthasya yujyate /
asataḥ pratyayaḥ kasya sataś ca pratyayena kim

na san nāsan na sad asan dharmo nirvartate yadā /
kathaṃ nirvartako hetur evaṃ sati hi yujyate

anārambaṇa evāyaṃ san dharma upadiśyate /
athānārambaṇe dharme kuta ārambaṇaṃ punaḥ

anutpanneṣu dharmeṣu nirodho nopapadyate /
nānantaram ato yuktaṃ niruddhe pratyayaś ca kaḥ

bhāvānāṃ niḥsvabhāvānāṃ na sattā vidyate yataḥ /
satīdam asmin bhavatīty etan naivopapadyate

na ca vyastasamasteṣu pratyayeṣvasti tat phalam /
pratyayebhyaḥ kathaṃ tac ca bhaven na pratyayeṣu yat

athāsad api tat tebhyaḥ pratyayebhyaḥ pravartate /
apratyayebhyo 'pi kasmān nābhipravartate phalam

phalaṃ ca pratyayamayaṃ pratyayāścāsvayaṃmayāḥ /
phalamasvamayebhyo yattatpratyayamayaṃ katham

tasmān na pratyayamayaṃ nāpratyayamayaṃ phalam /
saṃvidyate phalābhāvāt pratyayāpratyayāḥ kutaḥ