[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s4.161 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.161 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s4.161 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s4.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.161) Madhyama-śī is found in one passage of the Rigveda,¹ where Roth² assigns to the word the meaning of intercessor, which Zimmer³ accepts, in the sense of ‘mediator’ or ‘arbiter,’ as a legal term, but which Roth may, as Lanman⁴ suggests, have intended to express ‘adversary’ or ‘preventer’ of the disease referred to in the hymn. Whitney⁵ thinks that it means ‘midmost man’ or ‘chief’ as the one round whom his followers encamp.⁶ Geldner,⁷ however, thinks that a third king, who is ‘neutral’ between two enemies, is intended. - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.160](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.160) - [Next: v2.c4.s4.162](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.162) - [Up: v2.c4.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.161) · Pramāṇa