Word
madhye
Used in 5 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- in the middle (2)
- between (2)
- in the midst of (1)
Every verse
- 1.21हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’chyutaArjuna said, "O Krishna, place my chariot in the middle between the two armies, so that I may behold those who stand here, desirous to fight, and know with whom I must…Here: in the middle
- 1.24एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।evam ukto hṛiṣhīkeśho guḍākeśhena bhārataSanjaya said, Thus addressed by Arjuna, Krishna stationed the best of chariots, O Dhritarashtra, in the midst of the two armies.Here: between
- 2.10तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।tam-uvācha hṛiṣhīkeśhaḥ prahasanniva bhārataTo him who was despondent in the midst of the two armies, Krishna, smiling, O Bharata, spoke these words.Here: in the midst of
- 8.10प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेनprayāṇa-kāle manasāchalenaAt the time of death, with an unwavering mind, endowed with devotion, by the power of Yoga, fixing the whole life-breath in the middle of the two eyebrows, he reaches…Here: between
- 14.18ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।ūrdhvaṁ gachchhanti sattva-sthā madhye tiṣhṭhanti rājasāḥThose seated in Sattva ascend; those of Rajasic nature dwell in the middle; and those of Tamasic nature, abiding in the function of the lowest Guna, descend.Here: in the middle