yathoktam anutpannā mahāmate sarvadharmāḥ sadasator anutpannatvāt iti atrāha utpāda ityādi / utpādo vastubhāvastu so 'satā na satā tathā /
As it has been said: "O Mahāmati, all dharmas are unproduced because neither the existent nor the non-existent is produced." The answer to this is given [in the verse beginning with] "utpāda" etc.