Chapter 66 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 66.19

तदा शैलाग्रशिखरे वामो हनुरभज्यत। ततो हि नामधेयं ते हनुमानिति कीर्तितम्॥

tadā śailāgraśikhare vāmo hanurabhajyata| tato hi nāmadheyaṃ te hanumāniti kīrtitam||

English Meaning

Thereat, breaking your left jaw, you (didst fall) on the mountain From this circumstance, your name has been known Hanuman.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)