वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-4, chapter-65, verse-22

ततः शैलाग्रशिखरे वामो हनुरभज्यत ।
ततो हि नामधेयं ते हनुमानिति कीर्त्यते ॥२२॥

22. tataḥ śailāgraśikhare vāmo hanurabhajyata ,
tato hi nāmadheyaṃ te hanumāniti kīrtyate.

22. tataḥ śailāgraśikhare vāmaḥ hanuḥ abhajyata
tataḥ hi nāmadheyam te hanumān iti kīrtyate

22. Then, on a mountain peak, your left jaw was broken. For that reason, indeed, your name is called Hanuman.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, from that, therefore)

• शैलाग्रशिखरे (śailāgraśikhare) - on the peak of a mountain (on the peak of a mountain, on the mountain summit)

• वामः (vāmaḥ) - left (referring to the jaw) (left, reverse, beautiful)

• हनुः (hanuḥ) - jaw (referring to Hanuman's jaw) (jaw, chin)

• अभज्यत (abhajyata) - was broken (was broken, was fractured)

• ततः (tataḥ) - for that reason, therefore (then, from that, therefore)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• नामधेयम् (nāmadheyam) - name (name, appellation)

• ते (te) - your (your (enclitic form of yuṣmad))

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (the name given) (Hanuman (proper name))

• इति (iti) - thus, as (thus, in this manner, so, (marks direct speech or thought))

• कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is called (is known, is praised, is called, is recounted)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

शैलाग्रशिखरे (śailāgraśikhare) - on the peak of a mountain (on the peak of a mountain, on the mountain summit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śailāgraśikhara

śailāgraśikhara - mountain peak, summit of a mountain

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śaila+agra+śikhara)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• agra – front, top, peak, tip
  noun (neuter)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)

वामः (vāmaḥ) - left (referring to the jaw) (left, reverse, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāma

vāma - left, reverse, contrary, beautiful, lovely

Note: Modifies hanuḥ

हनुः (hanuḥ) - jaw (referring to Hanuman's jaw) (jaw, chin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanu

hanu - jaw, chin

Note: Subject of the passive verb abhajyata

अभज्यत (abhajyata) - was broken (was broken, was fractured)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhaj

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root bhaj (1st class) with augment a- for imperfect tense. Passive voice form.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: The primary action of the first half of the verse

ततः (tataḥ) - for that reason, therefore (then, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the breaking of the jaw to the naming

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

नामधेयम् (nāmadheyam) - name (name, appellation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāmadheya

nāmadheya - name, appellation

Note: Subject of kīrtyate

ते (te) - your (your (enclitic form of yuṣmad))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, refers to 'Hanuman's name'

हनुमान् (hanumān) - Hanuman (the name given) (Hanuman (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanuman (name of the monkey deity)

Derived from 'hanu' (jaw) + '-mat' (possessing), meaning 'having jaws' or referring to the prominent jaw, or specifically after his jaw was broken.

Note: The specific name being referred to

इति (iti) - thus, as (thus, in this manner, so, (marks direct speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is called (is known, is praised, is called, is recounted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kīrt

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root kīrt (10th class or derived verb) in passive voice.

Root: kṛt (class 10)

Note: The main verb in the second half of the verse