Shakti Ballav Aryal | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Nepalese |
Occupation(s) | Writer and Hindu priest |
Notable work | Hansyakadamba ( transl. 1789) |
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.
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]