Dear Nina,

thank you. Yaati was among the possibilities I had considered.
However, I was thinking of translating the clause in a direct "word
for word" manner.

It is possible that in Pali usage, when a person mounts a
horse/elephant, he is considered as riding it. The word for rider is
aaroha. And we know the verb aaruhati. Although a person can aaruhati
onto anything, but if he aaruhati on a horse/elephant, he is riding
it. What do you think?

metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Nina van Gorkom wrote:

> I have very much exhausted all my available resources while trying to
> find the word for 'ride' in Pali. I would appreciate if someone can
> provide assistance with translating "riding on the elephant" into
> Pali.

N: I am thinking of yaana, vehicle. The verb is yaati: to proceed. Is
this usable?