In classical Vedic literature (for example, the Mahabharata, the Bhagavata Purana and the Bhagavad Gita), the guṇas is also associated with the five elements (mahabhutas),[6] five senses, and five associated body parts:
* Akash (space), associated with the guṇa śábda ("sound") and with the ear.
* Vayu (air), associated with the guṇa sparśa ("feeling") and with the skin.
* Tejas or Agni (fire), associated with the guṇa rūpa ("appearance", and thus color and tangibility) and with the eye.
* Apas or Jal (water), associated with the guṇa rasa ("taste", and thus also flavor and tangibility, as well as shape) and with the tongue.
* Prithivi (earth), associated with all the preceding guṇas as well as the guṇa gandha ("smell") and with the nose.
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