The elephant goad, bullhook, or ankusha is a tool employed by mahout in the handling and training of elephants. The pointed tip of an elephant goad or...

with a goad when they accidentally met at a crossroads. Goads in various guises are used as iconographic devices and may be seen in the elephant goad (Sanskrit:...

called an ankus, or 'elephant goad'. According to Chanakya as recorded in the Arthashastra, first the mahout would have to get the elephant used to being led...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ankush may refer to: Ankusha, term for the elephant goad in India Ankush (1986 film), an Indian Hindi-language action drama film...

under the name Aṇkuśāsana (अण्कुशआसन), from Sanskrit अण्कुश aṇkuś, an elephant goad. Vamana striding the heavens as Trivikrama. Pattadakal Virupaksa Temple...

of Mula is a bunch of roots tied together (reticulated roots) or an 'elephant goad' (ankusha) and the Deity associated with it is Niriti, the god of dissolution...

in his lower right hand; his two upper hands brandish an axe and an elephant goad; his fourth hand holds the broken left tusk." Nagar 1992, p. 77 Brown...

that of goddess Bhubaneswari which includes a lasso (pasha) and an elephant goad (ankusha). One of the chariots in the annual Ratha Yatra is dedicated...

shows the movement of lack of fear (abhaya); the two others wear the elephant goad and the noose; the last hand, who holds a lemon, embraces the goddess...

a book, a noose, a rosary, an elephant goad, and a lotus in her other two hands. Ganesha bears a noose, an elephant goad, a sweet dumpling called the modaka...