The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.178.27

3.178.27

etadviśeṣaṇaṃ tāta manobuddhyormayeritam |
tvamapyatrābhisaṃbuddhaḥ kathaṃ vā manyate bhavān || 27 ||

"The snake replied, 'Through illusion, the soul becomes subservient to the intellect. The intellect, though known to be subservient to the soul, becomes (then) the director of the latter. The intellect is brought into play by acts of perception; the mind is self-existent. The Intellect does not cause the sensation (as of pain, pleasure, &c), but the mind does. This, my son, is the difference between the mind and the intellect. You too are learned in this matter, what is your opinion?'