The senses and the Actor should be determined by apprehension of their respective functions. The states called Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas, depend upon the senses for their formation.
इन्द्रियाणि च कर्ता च विचेतव्यानि भागशः। तमः सत्त्वं रजश्चैव तेऽपि भावास्तदाश्रयाः॥