परpra वःvaḥ सतांsatāṃ जयेष्ठतमायjyeṣṭhatamāya सुष्टुतिमग्नाविवsuṣṭutimaghnāviva समिधानेsamidhāne हविर्भरेhavirbhare |

इन्द्रमजुर्यंindramajuryaṃ जरयन्तमुक्षितंjarayantamukṣitaṃ सनादsanād युवानमवसेyuvānamavase हवामहेhavāmahe ||
To him, your own, the best among the good, I bring eulogy, like oblation in the kindled fire.
We invocate for help Indra untouched by eld, who maketh all decay, strengthened, for ever young.
2.16.1
यस्मादिन्द्रादyasmādindrād बर्हतःbṛhataḥ किंkiṃ चनेंcaneṃ रतेṛte विश्वान्यस्मिनviśvānyasmin सम्भ्र्ताधिsambhṛtādhi वीर्याvīryā |

जठरेjaṭhare सोमंsomaṃ तन्वीtanvī सहोsaho महोmaho हस्तेhaste वज्रंvajraṃ भरतिbharati शीर्षणिśīrṣaṇi करतुमkratum ||
Without whom naught exists, Indra the Lofty One; in whom alone all powers heroic are combined.
The Soma is within him, in his frame vast strength, the thunder in his hand and wisdom in his head.
2.16.2
नna कषोणीभ्यांkṣoṇībhyāṃ परिभ्वेparibhve तta इन्द्रियंindriyaṃ नna समुद्रैःsamudraiḥ पर्वतैरिन्द्रparvatairindra तेte रथःrathaḥ |

नna तेte वज्रमन्वश्नोतिvajramanvaśnoti कश्चनkaścana यदाशुभिःyadāśubhiḥ पतसिpatasi योजनाyojanā पुरुpuru ||
Not by both worlds is thine own power to be surpassed, nor may thy car be stayed by mountains or by seas.
None cometh near, O Indra, to thy thunderbolt, when with swift steeds thou fliest over many a league.
2.16.3
विश्वेviśve हयस्मैhyasmai यजतायyajatāya धर्ष्णवेdhṛṣṇave करतुंkratuṃ भरन्तिbharanti वर्षभायvṛṣabhāya सश्चतेsaścate |

वर्षाvṛṣā यजस्वyajasva हविषाhaviṣā विदुष्टरःviduṣṭaraḥ पिबेन्द्रpibendra सोमंsomaṃ वर्षभेणvṛṣabheṇa भानुनाbhānunā ||
For all men bring their will to him the Resolute, to him the Holy One, to him the Strong they cleave.
Pay worship with oblation, strong and passing wise. Drink thou the Soma, Indra, through the mighty blaze.
2.16.4
वर्ष्णःvṛṣṇaḥ कोशःkośaḥ पवतेpavate मध्वmadhva ऊर्मिर्व्र्षभान्नायūrmirvṛṣabhānnāya वर्षभायvṛṣabhāya पातवेpātave |

वर्षणाध्वर्यूvṛṣaṇādhvaryū वर्षभासोvṛṣabhāso अद्रयोadrayo वर्षणंvṛṣaṇaṃ सोमंsomaṃ वर्षभायvṛṣabhāya सुष्वतिsuṣvati ||
The vessel of the strong flows forth, the flood of meath, unto the Strong who feeds upon the strong, for drink,
Strong are the two Adhvaryus, strong are both the stones. They press the Soma that is strong for him the Strong.
2.16.5
वर्षाvṛṣā तेte वज्रvajra उतuta तेte वर्षाvṛṣā रथोratho वर्षणाvṛṣaṇā हरीharī वर्षभाण्यायुधाvṛṣabhāṇyāyudhā |

वर्ष्णोvṛṣṇo मदस्यmadasya वर्षभvṛṣabha तवमीशिषtvamīśiṣa इन्द्रindra सोमस्यsomasya वर्षभस्यvṛṣabhasya तर्प्णुहिtṛpṇuhi ||
Strong is thy thunderbolt, yea, and thy car is strong; strong are thy Bay Steeds and thy weapons powerful.
Thou, Indra, Bull, art Lord of the strong gladdening drink. with the strong Soma, Indra, satisfy thyself.
2.16.6
परpra तेte नावंnāvaṃ नna समनेsamane वचस्युवंvacasyuvaṃ बरह्मणाbrahmaṇā यामिyāmi सवनेषुदाध्र्षिःsavaneṣudādhṛṣiḥ |

कुविनkuvin नोno अस्यasya वचसोvacaso निबोधिषदिन्द्रमुत्संnibodhiṣadindramutsaṃ नna वसुनःvasunaḥ सिचामहेsicāmahe ||
I, bold by prayer, come near thee in thy sacred rites, thee like a saving ship, thee shouting in the war.
Verily he will hear and mark this word of ours: we will pour Indra forth as ’twere a spring of wealth.
2.16.7
पुराpurā सम्बाधादभ्याsambādhādabhyā वव्र्त्स्वvavṛtsva नोno धेनुर्नdhenurna वत्संvatsaṃ यवसस्यyavasasya पिप्युषीpipyuṣī |

सक्र्तsakṛt सुsu तेte सुमतिभिःsumatibhiḥ शतक्रतोśatakrato संsaṃ पत्नीभिर्नpatnībhirna वर्षणोvṛṣaṇo नसीमहिnasīmahi ||
Turn thee unto us ere calamity come nigh, as a cow full of pasture turns her to her calf.
Lord of a Hundred Powers, may we once firmly cling to thy fair favours even as husbands to their wives.
2.16.8
नूनंnūnaṃ साsā ...... ||
Now let that wealthy Cow of thine, O Indra, yield in return a boon to him who lauds thee.
Give to thy praisers: let not fortune fail us. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly.
2.16.9