वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-19, verse-16

पतितस्य कपेरस्य हनुरेका शिलातले ।
किं चिद्भिन्ना दृढहनोर्हनूमानेष तेन वै ॥१६॥

16. patitasya kaperasya hanurekā śilātale ,
kiṃ cidbhinnā dṛḍhahanorhanūmāneṣa tena vai.

16. patitasya kapeḥ asya hanuḥ ekā śilātale kiṃcit
bhinnā dṛḍhahanuḥ hanumān eṣaḥ tena vai

16. One jaw of this fallen monkey was slightly broken on the rock surface. Due to this, this strong-jawed one is indeed (called) Hanumān.

Words meanings summery:

• पतितस्य (patitasya) - of the fallen, of the descended

• कपेः (kapeḥ) - of the monkey

• अस्य (asya) - of this, his

• हनुः (hanuḥ) - jaw, chin

• एका (ekā) - one, a single

• शिलातले (śilātale) - on a rock surface, on a stone slab

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a little, somewhat, slightly

• भिन्ना (bhinnā) - broken, split, fractured

• दृढहनुः (dṛḍhahanuḥ) - strong-jawed, having strong jaws

• हनुमान् (hanumān) - the deity Hanumān (Hanumān (name of the deity), one with jaws)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

• तेन (tena) - by that, for that reason, therefore

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

पतितस्य (patitasya) - of the fallen, of the descended

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

Root: pat (class 1)

कपेः (kapeḥ) - of the monkey

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kapi

kapi - monkey

अस्य (asya) - of this, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

हनुः (hanuḥ) - jaw, chin

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hanu

hanu - jaw, chin

एका (ekā) - one, a single

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single

शिलातले (śilātale) - on a rock surface, on a stone slab

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śilātala

śilātala - rock surface, stone slab

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śilā+tala)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plane, ground
  noun (neuter)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - a little, somewhat, slightly

(indeclinable)

भिन्ना (bhinnā) - broken, split, fractured

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, split, fractured

Past Passive Participle

Root: bhid (class 7)

दृढहनुः (dṛḍhahanuḥ) - strong-jawed, having strong jaws

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhahanu

dṛḍhahanu - strong-jawed, having strong jaws

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+hanu)

• dṛḍha – strong, firm, solid
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• hanu – jaw, chin
  noun (feminine)

हनुमान् (hanumān) - the deity Hanumān (Hanumān (name of the deity), one with jaws)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hanumat

hanumat - Hanumān, one possessing jaws

Possessive suffix `-mat` added to `hanu`.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that, he, she, it

तेन (tena) - by that, for that reason, therefore

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)