हनुमत् [ hanumat ] [ hanu-mat ] m. " having (large) jaws " , N. of a monkey-chief (one of the most celebrated of a host of semi-divine monkey-like beings , who , according to Lit. R. i , 16, were created to become the allies of Rāma-candra in his war with Rāvaṇa ; Hanumat was held to be a son of Pavana or Māruta , " the Wind " ; and is fabled to have assumed any form at will , wielded rocks , removed mountains , mounted the air , seized the clouds , and rivalled Garuḍa in swiftness of flight ; according to other legends , Hanumat was son of Śiva ; his mother's name was Añjanā q.v. ; in modern times Hanumat is a very common village god in the Dekhan , Central and Upper India cf. Lit. RTL. 220) Lit. MBh. Lit. R.

  a particular sort of monkey , Simia Sinica Lit. W.