possibly paagaDa or paadhaDha, cf. CDIAL 7766; the rope leading to the stirrups could be paaraayaNa, if Kangle is correct ad Arthasastra 2.32,12. hf > Does anybody know the Sanskrit or any Prakrit term for "stirrup" (the > thing for climbing horses)? In Hindi, I was told, it is rakaab. > Axel Michaels >