To execute the tactical strike demanded in Verse 41, Arjuna needs to know his own internal chain of command. Krishna reveals the architecture of human existence. The active senses (indriyāṇi) are superior to dull, dead matter (parāṇy āhur). Superior to the senses is the mind (indriyebhyaḥ paraṃ manaḥ). Superior to the mind is the intelligence/intellect (manasas tu parā buddhir). And finally, that which is vastly superior even to the intellect, is 'He'—the true Self or Soul (yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ).