Mūlamadhyamakakārikā · Chapter 7

yadi saṃskṛta utpādas tatra yuktā trilakṣaṇī /
athāsaṃskṛta utpādaḥ kathaṃ saṃskṛtalakṣaṇam

utpādādyās trayo vyastā nālaṃ lakṣaṇakarmaṇi /
saṃskṛtasya samastāḥ syur ekatra katham ekadā

utpādasthitibhaṅgānām anyat saṃskṛtalakṣaṇam /
asti ced anavasthaivaṃ nāsti cet te na saṃskṛtāḥ

utpādotpāda utpādo mūlotpādasya kevalam /
utpādotpādam utpādo maulo janayate punaḥ

utpādotpāda utpādo mūlotpādasya te yadi /
maulenājanitas taṃ te sa kathaṃ janayiṣyati

sa te maulena janito maulaṃ janayate yadi /
maulaḥ sa tenājanitas tam utpādayate katham

ayam utpādyamānas te kāmam utpādayed imam /
yadīmam utpādayitum ajātaḥ śaknuyād ayam

pradīpaḥ svaparātmānau saṃprakāśayate yathā /
utpādaḥ svaparātmānāv ubhāv utpādayet tathā

pradīpe nāndhakāro 'sti yatra cāsau pratiṣṭhitaḥ /
kiṃ prakāśayate dīpaḥ prakāśo hi tamovadhaḥ

katham utpadyamānena pradīpena tamo hatam /
notpadyamāno hi tamaḥ pradīpaḥ prāpnute yadā

aprāpyaiva pradīpena yadi vā nihataṃ tamaḥ /
ihasthaḥ sarvalokasthaṃ sa tamo nihaniṣyati

pradīpaḥ svaparātmānau saṃprakāśayate yadi /
tamo 'pi svaparātmānau chādayiṣyaty asaṃśayam

anutpanno 'yam utpādaḥ svātmānaṃ janayet katham /
athotpanno janayate jāte kiṃ janyate punaḥ

notpadyamānaṃ notpannaṃ nānutpannaṃ kathaṃ cana /
utpadyate tad ākhyātaṃ gamyamānagatāgataiḥ

utpadyamānam utpattāv idaṃ na kramate yadā /
katham utpadyamānaṃ tu pratītyotpattim ucyate

pratītya yad yad bhavati tat tac chāntaṃ svabhāvataḥ /
tasmād utpadyamānaṃ ca śāntam utpattir eva ca

yadi kaścid anutpanno bhāvaḥ saṃvidyate kva cit /
utpadyeta sa kiṃ tasmin bhāva utpadyate 'sati

utpadyamānam utpādo yadi cotpādayaty ayam /
utpādayet tam utpādam utpādaḥ katamaḥ punaḥ

anya utpādayaty enaṃ yady utpādo 'navasthitiḥ /
athānutpāda utpannaḥ sarvam utpadyatāṃ tathā

sataś ca tāvad utpattir asataś ca na yujyate /
na sataś cāsataś ceti pūrvam evopapāditam

nirudhyamānasyotpattir na bhāvasyopapadyate /
yaś cānirudhyamānas tu sa bhāvo nopapadyate

nāsthitas tiṣṭhate bhāvaḥ sthito bhāvo na tiṣṭhati /
na tiṣṭhate tiṣṭhamānaḥ ko 'nutpannaś ca tiṣṭhati

sthitir nirudhyamānasya na bhāvasyopapadyate /
yaś cānirudhyamānas tu sa bhāvo nopapadyate

jarāmaraṇadharmeṣu sarvabhāveṣu sarvadā /
tiṣṭhanti katame bhāvā ye jarāmaraṇaṃ vinā

sthityānyayā sthiteḥ sthānaṃ tayaiva ca na yujyate /
utpādasya yathotpādo nātmanā na parātmanā

nirudhyate nāniruddhaṃ na niruddhaṃ nirudhyate /
tathā nirudhyamānaṃ ca kim ajātaṃ nirudhyate

sthitasya tāvad bhāvasya nirodho nopapadyate /
nāsthitasyāpi bhāvasya nirodha upapadyate

tayaivāvasthayāvasthā na hi saiva nirudhyate /
anyayāvasthayāvasthā na cānyaiva nirudhyate

yadaiva sarvadharmāṇām utpādo nopapadyate /
tadaivaṃ sarvadharmāṇāṃ nirodho nopapadyate

sataś ca tāvad bhāvasya nirodho nopapadyate /
ekatve na hi bhāvaś ca nābhāvaś copapadyate

asato 'pi na bhāvasya nirodha upapadyate /
na dvitīyasya śirasaś chedanaṃ vidyate yathā

na svātmanā nirodho 'sti nirodho na parātmanā /
utpādasya yathotpādo nātmanā na parātmanā

utpādasthitibhaṅgānām asiddher nāsti saṃskṛtam /
saṃskṛtasyāprasiddhau ca kathaṃ setsyaty asaṃskṛtam

yathā māyā yathā svapno gandharvanagaraṃ yathā /
tathotpādas tathā sthānaṃ tathā bhaṅga udāhṛtam