[Skt.] n. An elephant goad, an elephant driver’s hook. Also, a check, a bar, a poser, a ruling case or argument. ankusamuna nilipinadu he made them stop short. idi jvarankusamu this is a specific against fever, that which arrests the disease. kavigajankusamu (title of a book) a code to guide the poets. ankusamunakurani ungovernable, head-strong, untractable, indocile.