Mūlamadhyamakakārikā · Chapter 2

gataṃ na gamyate tāvad agataṃ naiva gamyate /
gatāgatavinirmuktaṃ gamyamānaṃ na gamyate

ceṣṭā yatra gatis tatra gamyamāne ca sā yataḥ /
na gate nāgate ceṣṭā gamyamāne gatis tataḥ

gamyamānasya gamanaṃ kathaṃ nāmopapatsyate /
gamyamānaṃ vigamanaṃ yadā naivopapadyate

gamyamānasya gamanaṃ yasya tasya prasajyate /
ṛte gater gamyamānaṃ gamyamānaṃ hi gamyate

gamyamānasya gamane prasaktaṃ gamanadvayam /
yena tad gamyamānaṃ ca yac cātra gamanaṃ punaḥ

dvau gantārau prasajyete prasakte gamanadvaye /
gantāraṃ hi tiraskṛtya gamanaṃ nopapadyate

gantāraṃ cet tiraskṛtya gamanaṃ nopapadyate /
gamane 'sati gantātha kuta eva bhaviṣyati

gantā na gacchati tāvad agantā naiva gacchati /
anyo gantur agantuś ca kas tṛtīyo 'tha gacchati

gantā tāvad gacchatīti katham evopapatsyate /
gamanena vinā gantā yadā naivopapadyate

pakṣo gantā gacchatīti yasya tasya prasajyate /
gamanena vinā gantā gantur gamanam icchataḥ

gamane dve prasajyete gantā yadyuta gacchati /
ganteti cājyate yena gantā san yac ca gacchati

gate nārabhyate gantuṃ gantuṃ nārabhyate 'gate /
nārabhyate gamyamāne gantum ārabhyate kuha

na pūrvaṃ gamanārambhād gamyamānaṃ na vā gatam /
yatrārabhyeta gamanam agate gamanaṃ kutaḥ

gataṃ kiṃ gamyamānaṃ kim agataṃ kiṃ vikalpyate /
adṛśyamāna ārambhe gamanasyaiva sarvathā

gantā na tiṣṭhati tāvad agantā naiva tiṣṭhati /
anyo gantur agantuś ca kas tṛtīyo 'tha tiṣṭhati

gantā tāvat tiṣṭhatīti katham evopapatsyate /
gamanena vinā gantā yadā naivopapadyate

na tiṣṭhati gamyamānān na gatān nāgatād api /
gamanaṃ saṃpravṛttiś ca nivṛttiś ca gateḥ samā

yad eva gamanaṃ gantā sa eveti na yujyate /
anya eva punar gantā gater iti na yujyate

yad eva gamanaṃ gantā sa eva hi bhaved yadi /
ekībhāvaḥ prasajyeta kartuḥ karmaṇa eva ca

anya eva punar gantā gater yadi vikalpyate /
gamanaṃ syād ṛte gantur gantā syād gamanād ṛte

ekībhāvena vā siddhir nānābhāvena vā yayoḥ /
na vidyate tayoḥ siddhiḥ kathaṃ nu khalu vidyate

gatyā yayājyate gantā gatiṃ tāṃ sa na gacchati /
yasmān na gatipūrvo 'sti kaścid kiṃcid dhi gacchati

gatyā yayājyate gantā tato 'nyāṃ sa na gacchati /
gatī dve nopapadyete yasmād eke tu gantari

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

gamanaṃ sadasadbhūtaḥ triprakāraṃ na gacchati /
tasmād gatiś ca gantā ca gantavyaṃ ca na vidyate