आā तवाtvā वहन्तुvahantu हरयोharayo वर्षणंvṛṣaṇaṃ सोमपीतयेsomapītaye |

इन्द्रindra तवाtvā सूरचक्षसःsūracakṣasaḥ ||
LET thy Bay Steeds bring thee, the Strong, hither to drink the Soma draught—
Those, Indra, who are bright as suns.
1.16.1
इमाimā धानाdhānā घर्तस्नुवोghṛtasnuvo हरीharī इहोपihopa वक्षतःvakṣataḥ |

इन्द्रंindraṃ सुखतमेsukhatame रथेrathe ||
Here are the grains bedewed with oil: hither let the Bay Coursers bring
Indra upon his easiest car.
1.16.2
इन्द्रंindraṃ परातर्हवामहprātarhavāmaha इन्द्रंindraṃ परयत्यध्वरेprayatyadhvare |

इन्द्रंindraṃ सोमस्यsomasya पीतयेpītaye ||
Indra at early morn we call, Indra in course of sacrifice,
Indra to drink the Soma juice.
1.16.3
उपupa नःnaḥ सुतमाsutamā गहिghahi हरिभिरिन्द्रharibhirindra केशिभिःkeśibhiḥ |

सुतेsute हिhi तवाहवामहेtvāhavāmahe ||
Come hither, with thy long-maned Steeds, O Indra, to he draught we pour
We call thee when the juice is shed.
1.16.4
सेमंsemaṃ नna सतोमंstomaṃ आā गह्युपेदंghahyupedaṃ सवनंsavanaṃ सुतमsutam |

गौरोghauro नत्र्षितःnatṛṣitaḥ पिबpiba ||
Come thou to this our song of praise, to the libation poured for thee
Drink of it like a stag athirst.
1.16.5
इमेime सोमासsomāsa इन्दवःindavaḥ सुतासोsutāso अधिadhi बर्हिषिbarhiṣi |

तानिन्द्रtānindra सहसेपिबsahasepiba ||
Here are the drops of Soma juice expressed on sacred grass: thereof
Drink, Indra, to increase thy might.
1.16.6
अयंayaṃ तेte सतोमोstomo अग्रियोaghriyo हर्दिस्प्र्गस्तुhṛdispṛghastu शन्तमःśantamaḥ |

अथाathā सोमंसुतंsomaṃsutaṃ पिबpiba ||
Welcome to thee be this our hymn, reaching thy heart, most excellent:
Then drink the Soma juice expressed.
1.16.7
विश्वमितviśvamit सवनंsavanaṃ सुतमिन्द्रोsutamindro मदायmadāya गछतिghachati |

वर्त्रहाvṛtrahā सोमपीतयेsomapītaye ||
To every draught of pressed-out juice Indra, the Vṛtra-slayer, comes,
To drink the Soma for delight.
1.16.8
सेमंsemaṃ नःnaḥ काममाkāmamā पर्णpṛṇa गोभिरश्वैःghobhiraśvaiḥ शतक्रतोśatakrato |

सतवामstavāma तवाtvā सवाध्यःsvādhyaḥ ||
Fulfil, O Śatakratu, all our wish with horses and with kine:
With holy thoughts we sing thy praise.
1.16.9