Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 28, Shloka 15
शुकवाक्यं (Śuka’s Report on the Vānara Host) / Śuka Describes the Allied Forces to Rāvaṇa
पतितस्यकपेरस्यहनुरेकाशिलातले ।किञ्चिद्भिन्नादृढहनोर्हनूमानेषतेनवै ।।6.28.15।।
patitasya kaper asya hanur ekā śilātale |
kiñcid bhinnā dṛḍhahanor hanūmān eṣa tena vai ||6.28.15||
When that monkey fell upon the rock-surface, one of his jaws was slightly broken; therefore he—though firm-jawed—is indeed called Hanūmān.
"Unassailable even for gods, sages and Danavas to reach the Sun god, he fell down near the eastern part."
FAQs
Dharma values truthful remembrance: names and stories preserve moral memory—how strength, error, and experience shape character.
Śuka explains the traditional reason for Hanumān’s name, linking it to the childhood fall and injury to the jaw.
Resilience—despite injury, Hanumān remains “firm-jawed,” symbolizing endurance and steadfast will.