भारतारी सल'बाथायाव फोथायनाय जायादि , आन्दामान मुङा रामायण सल'मानि मोख्रा मोदाय हन्दुनाम एबा हनुमाननिफ्राय फैनाय , रामनि बिसि मोदायजो सिताखौ रैखा खालामनो थाखाय श्रीलंकासिम थांनायनि राहा महरै बे दीपखौ बाहायदोंमोन ।
Indian legend traces the name Andaman to a derivation of handuman or Hanuman the Monkey God of the epic Ramayana who is said to have used these islands as stepping stones on his way to Sri Lanka to save Goddess Sita consort of Lord Rama .