Rigveda 5.052.10
Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 52 · Verse 5.52.10
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
आप॑थयो॒ विप॑थ॒योऽन्त॑स्पथा॒ अनु॑पथाः । ए॒तेभि॒र्मह्यं॒ नाम॑भिर्य॒ज्ञं वि॑ष्टा॒र ओ॑हते
āpathayo vipathayo'ntaspathā anupathāḥ etebhirmahyaṃ nāmabhiryajñaṃ viṣṭāra ohate
Those who wander off the path, the stray and the inner ways, these by names expand the sacrifice for us and bear it forth.
(Whether), following the paths that lead (to us), or that spread diversely, or those that sink into the hollows (of the mountain), or those that extend smoothly, they, (however) scattered, accept the sacrifice for my benefit, (when invoked by these appellations).
Whether as wanderers from the way or speeders on or to the path, Under these names the spreading band tend well the sacrifice for me.