Shakti Ballav Aryal
Nepalese writer
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Shakti Ballav Aryal (Nepali: शक्तिबल्लभ अर्याल; also known as Shakti Ballav Arjyal or Shakti Ballabh Aryal) was a Nepalese writer, translator, and a Hindu priest.
Shakti Ballav Aryal | |
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| Born | |
| Occupations | Writer and Hindu priest |
| Notable work | Hansyakadamba (transl. 1789) |
Aryal has translated numerous Sanskrit works in the Nepali-language including Mahabharat Virat Parva (1771), and Hansyakadamba (1789).[1]
He first wrote Hansyakadamba in Sanskrit and later translated it to Nepali.[2] Aryal served as royal priest to Prithvi Narayan Shah, and Pratap Singh Shah.[3][4]
His nephew Udayananda Aryal, and Radha Ballav Aryal were also writers.[3][5]
In 2017, Shakti Ballav Aryal and Bhanubhakta Acharya were praised as their work "laid the adamant foundation for Nepali literature".[1] Aryal was also described to be a "pioneer in humour".[6]
