BG 3.42
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः ।
मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः ॥
मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः ॥
indriyāṇi parāṇy āhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ
manasas tu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ
manasas tu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ
Word-for-word meanings
indriyāṇi — the senses; āhuḥ — are said; parāṇi — to be superior [to the sense objects]; param — superior; indriyebhyaḥ — to the senses; manaḥ — [is] the mind; parā — superior; manasaḥ tu — even to the mind; buddhiḥ — [is] the intellect; tu — but; yaḥ — the one who; parataḥ — is superior; buddheḥ — to the intellect; saḥ — [is] he [the self].
Translation
The senses are said to be superior [to the objects of perception, such as the gross body], superior to the senses is the mind, superior even to the mind is the intellect, but, that which is superior to the intellect is he [the self].