pattraṃ yathā ’vipraṇāśas tatharṇam iva karma ca |
caturvidho dhātutaḥ sa prakṛtyāvyākṛtaś ca saḥ || 17 ||
ji ltar dbang rgya de bzhin chung | | mi za las ni bu lon bzhin | |
de ni khams las rnam pa bzhi | | de yang rang bzhin lung ma bstan | |
14. As “that which is imperishable” is like a credit [on an account statement], so an action (karma) is like a debt.
[The imperishable is] of four kinds in its elements (dhatu) [i.e., desire, form, non-form, and pure]; in its essential nature it cannot be analyzed.
Just like a contract, irrevocable action is like a debt. In terms of realms, there are four types. Moreover, its nature is unspecified.
(21)所謂(22)不失法如券 業如負財物(23)此性則無記 分別有四種