पतितस्यकपेरस्यहनुरेकाशिलातले । किञ्चिद्भिन्नादृढहनोर्हनूमानेषतेनवै ।।6.28.15।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
शिलातले over the mountain, पतितस्य fallen down, अस्य this, कपे monkey, एका one, हनुः jaw, किञ्चित् a bit, भिन्नातेन slightly broken, दृढहनुः solid jaw, एषः this, हनुमान् Hanuman.
English Commentary
"By falling on the mountain one of the jaws of the monkey got broken. This is the reason that he is known as Hanuman."