Mūlamadhyamakakārikā · Chapter 20

hetoś ca pratyayānāṃ ca sāmagryā jāyate yadi /
phalamasti ca sāmagryāṃ sāmagryā jāyate katham

hetoś ca pratyayānāṃ ca sāmagryā jāyate yadi /
phalaṃ nāsti ca sāmagryāṃ sāmagryā jāyate katham

hetoś ca pratyayānāṃ ca sāmagryām asti cet phalam /
gṛhyeta nanu sāmagryāṃ sāmagryāṃ ca na gṛhyate

hetoś ca pratyayānāṃ ca sāmagryāṃ nāsti cet phalam /
hetavaḥ pratyayāś ca syur ahetupratyayaiḥ samāḥ

hetuṃ phalasya dattvā ca yadi hetur nirudhyate /
yad dattaṃ yan nirudhaṃ ca hetor ātmadvayaṃ bhavet

hetuṃ phalasyādattvā ca yadi hetur nirudhyate /
hetau niruddhe jātaṃ tat phalam āhetukaṃ bhavet

phalaṃ sahaiva sāmagryā yadi prādurbhavet punaḥ /
ekakālau prasajyete janako yaś ca janyate

pūrvam eva ca sāmagryāḥ phalaṃ prādurbhaved yadi /
hetupratyayanirmuktaṃ phalam āhetukaṃ bhavet

niruddhe cet phalaṃ hetau hetoḥ saṃkramaṇaṃ bhavet /
pūrvajātasya hetoś ca punarjanma prasajyate

janayet phalam utpannaṃ niruddho 'staṃgataḥ katham /
hetus tiṣṭhann api kathaṃ phalena janayed vṛtaḥ

athāvṛtaḥ phalenāsau katamaj janayet phalam /
na hy adṛṣṭvā na dṛṣṭvāpi hetur janayate phalam

nātītasya hy atītena phalasya saha hetunā /
nājātena na jātena saṃgatir jātu vidyate

na jātasya hy ajātena phalasya saha hetunā /
nātītena na jātena saṃgatir jātu vidyate

nājātasya hi jātena phalasya saha hetunā /
nājātena na naṣṭena saṃgatir jātu vidyate

asatyāṃ saṃgatau hetuḥ kathaṃ janayate phalam /
satyāṃ vā saṃgatau hetuḥ kathaṃ janayate phalam

hetuḥ phalena śūnyaś cet kathaṃ janayate phalam /
hetuḥ phalenāśūnyaś cet kathaṃ janayate phalam

phalaṃ notpatsyate 'śūnyam aśūnyaṃ na nirotsyate /
aniruddham anutpannam aśūnyaṃ tad bhaviṣyati

katham utpatsyate śūnyaṃ kathaṃ śūnyaṃ nirotsyate /
śūnyam apy aniruddhaṃ tad anutpannaṃ prasajyate

hetoḥ phalasya caikatvaṃ na hi jātūpapadyate /
hetoḥ phalasya cānyatvaṃ na hi jātūpapadyate

ekatve phalahetvoḥ syād aikyaṃ janakajanyayoḥ /
pṛthaktve phalahetvoḥ syāt tulyo hetur ahetunā

phalaṃ svabhāvasadbhūtaṃ kiṃ hetur janayiṣyati /
phalaṃ svabhāvāsadbhūtaṃ kiṃ hetur janayiṣyati

na cājanayamānasya hetutvam upapadyate /
hetutvānupapattau ca phalaṃ kasya bhaviṣyati

na ca pratyayahetūnām iyam ātmānam ātmanā /
yā sāmagrī janayate sā kathaṃ janayet phalam

na sāmagrīkṛtaṃ phalaṃ nāsāmagrīkṛtaṃ phalam /
asti pratyayasāmagrī kuta eva phalaṃ vinā