The perception by the sense organs has been described in Ayurveda to be a function of the conjunction of mana (mind) with the ātmā (soul), the sense organs (indriya) and its subject (indriyartha) (Figure 1.) | The perception by the sense organs has been described in Ayurveda to be a function of the conjunction of mana (mind) with the ātmā (soul), the sense organs (indriya) and its subject (indriyartha) (Figure 1.) |