madhye

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते

madhye — in the middle

Bring the chariot to a stand between the two armies, unfailing one.

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत

madhye — between

Spoken to in this way by Arjuna, Krishna brought that magnificent chariot to a stand between the two armies,

तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत

madhye — in the midst of

And Krishna, as if smiling, said this to him — grieving there between the two armies.

प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव

madhye — between

at the hour of departure, with a still mind, joined by devotion and the strength of practice, drawing the breath up between the brows, reaches that highest divine person.

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः

madhye — in the middle

Those established in clarity go upward; those in restlessness remain in the middle; and those in inertia, holding to the lowest, go down.