मदनाङ्कुश

मदनाङ्कुश

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬤᬦᬵᬗ᭄ᬓᬸᬰ (Balinese script)
• মদনাঙ্কুশ (Assamese script)
• মদনাঙ্কুশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰟𑰡𑰯𑰒𑰿𑰎𑰲𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀤𑀦𑀸𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶 (Grantha script)
• મદનાઙ્કુશ (Gujarati script)
• ꦩꦢꦤꦴꦔ꧀ꦏꦸꦯ (Javanese script)
• មទនាង្កុឝ (Khmer script)
• ಮದನಾಙ್ಕುಶ (Kannada script)
• ມທນາງ຺ກຸຨ (Lao script)
• 𑘦𑘟𑘡𑘰𑘒𑘿𑘎𑘳𑘫 (Modi script)
• မဒနာင်္ကုၐ (Burmese script)
• 𑐩𑐡𑐣𑐵𑐒𑑂𑐎𑐸𑐱 (Newa script)
• ମଦନାଙ୍କୁଶ (Oriya script)
• ꢪꢣꢥꢵꢖ꣄ꢒꢸꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆢𑆤𑆳𑆕𑇀𑆑𑆶𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖟𑖡𑖯𑖒𑖿𑖎𑖲𑖫 (Siddham script)
• మదనాఙ్కుశ (Telugu script)
• มทนางฺกุศ (Thai script)
• མདནཱངྐུཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒠𑒢𑒰𑒓𑓂𑒏𑒳𑒬 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Compound of मदन (mádana, “sexual love, passion, lust”) +‎ अङ्कुश (aṅkuśá, “hook; stimulus, goad; remedy”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.d̪ɐ.n̪ɑːŋ.ku.ɕɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /mɐ.d̪ɐˈn̪ɑːŋ.ku.ɕɐ/

Noun

मदनाङ्कुश • (madanāṅkuśa) m

1. the penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:शिश्न

2. a fingernail

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:नख

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मदनाङ्कुश (madanāṅkuśa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मदनाङ्कुशः madanāṅkuśaḥ	मदनाङ्कुशौ madanāṅkuśau	मदनाङ्कुशाः / मदनाङ्कुशासः¹ madanāṅkuśāḥ / madanāṅkuśāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मदनाङ्कुश madanāṅkuśa	मदनाङ्कुशौ madanāṅkuśau	मदनाङ्कुशाः / मदनाङ्कुशासः¹ madanāṅkuśāḥ / madanāṅkuśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मदनाङ्कुशम् madanāṅkuśam	मदनाङ्कुशौ madanāṅkuśau	मदनाङ्कुशान् madanāṅkuśān
Instrumental	मदनाङ्कुशेन madanāṅkuśena	मदनाङ्कुशाभ्याम् madanāṅkuśābhyām	मदनाङ्कुशैः / मदनाङ्कुशेभिः¹ madanāṅkuśaiḥ / madanāṅkuśebhiḥ¹
Dative	मदनाङ्कुशाय madanāṅkuśāya	मदनाङ्कुशाभ्याम् madanāṅkuśābhyām	मदनाङ्कुशेभ्यः madanāṅkuśebhyaḥ
Ablative	मदनाङ्कुशात् madanāṅkuśāt	मदनाङ्कुशाभ्याम् madanāṅkuśābhyām	मदनाङ्कुशेभ्यः madanāṅkuśebhyaḥ
Genitive	मदनाङ्कुशस्य madanāṅkuśasya	मदनाङ्कुशयोः madanāṅkuśayoḥ	मदनाङ्कुशानाम् madanāṅkuśānām
Locative	मदनाङ्कुशे madanāṅkuśe	मदनाङ्कुशयोः madanāṅkuśayoḥ	मदनाङ्कुशेषु madanāṅkuśeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “मदनाङ्कुश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 778.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “मदनाङ्कुश”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan