aṅkusa
Aṅkusa,[Vedic aṅkuśa; to anc,see aṅka2] a hook,a pole with a hook,used (1) for plucking fruit off trees,a crook J.I,9 (°pacchi hook & basket); V,89 = VI,520 (pacchikhanitti°),529 (= phalānaṁ gaṇhanatthaṁ aṅkusaṁ). ‹-› (2) to drive an elephant,a goad (cp patoda & tutta) Vin.II,196 (+ kasā); J.VI,489; ThA.173 (ovādaṁ aṅkusaṁ katvā,fig. guide); Sdhp.147 (daṇḍ°). -- (3) N. of a certain method of inference in Logic (naya),consisting in inferring certain mental states of a general character from respective traits where they are to be found Nett 2,4,127; Nett A 208; -- acc° beyond the reach of the goad D.II,266 (nāga). See also aṅkusaka.
--gayha (the art) how to grasp and handle an eleph.‹-› driver’s hook M.II,94 (sippa). --gaha an eleph.-driver Dh.326. (Page 6)