The senses and the mind, O Bharata are the organs through which the cognition of a living creature is made. The seventh is the understanding; and the eight is the soul.
इन्द्रियाणि मनश्चैव विज्ञानान्यस्य भारत। सप्तमी बुद्धिरित्याहुः क्षेत्रज्ञः पुनरष्टमः॥