BG - 3.42

इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः। मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः।।3.42।।

indriyāṇi parāṇyāhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ manasas tu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ

• indriyāṇi - senses
• parāṇi - superior
• āhuḥ - are said
• indriyebhyaḥ - than the senses
• param - superior
• manaḥ - the mind
• manasaḥ - than the mind
• tu - but
• parā - superior
• buddhiḥ - intellect
• yaḥ - who
• buddheḥ - than the intellect
• parataḥ - more superior
• tu - but
• saḥ - that (soul)

Translation

They say that the senses are superior to the body; the mind is superior to the senses; the intellect is superior to the mind; and He (the Self) is superior even to the intellect.

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