Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.14
SB 3.26.14
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mano buddhir ahaṅkāraś cittam ity antar-ātmakam caturdhā lakṣyate bhedo vṛttyā lakṣaṇa-rūpayā
Translation
The internal, subtle senses are experienced as having four aspects, in the shape of mind, intelligence, ego and contaminated consciousness. Distinctions between them can be made only by different functions, since they represent different characteristics.