Shakti Ballav Aryal Explained

Shakti Ballav Aryal
Birth Place:	Gorkha Kingdom
Nationality:	Nepalese
Occupation:	Writer and Hindu priest
Notable Works:	Hansyakadamba (1789)

Shakti Ballav Aryal (; 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.^[5]

In 2017, Shakti Ballav Aryal and Bhanubhakta Acharya were praised as their work "laid the adamant foundation for Nepali literature". Aryal was also described to be a "pioneer in humour".^[6]

Works

• Tanahun Bhakundo (1762)^[7]
• Mahabharat Virat Parva (1771)
• Hansyakadamba (1789)

Notes and References

1. Adhikari. Bal Ram. September 2017. Translational Route Between English and Nepali. Nepalese Translation. 1. 1–7. Digital Himalaya.
2. Book: Subedi, Abhi. Nepali Literature: Background & History. 1978. Sajha Prakashan. 92. en.
3. Book: Regmi Research Series. 1975. Regmi Research. 145. en.
4. Book: Acharya, Madhu Raman. Nepal Concise Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary of Facts and Knowledge about the Kingdom of Nepal .... 1986. Geeta Sharma. 154. en.
5. Book: Vibhāga, Nepal Sūcanā. Nepal, Monograph on Nepalese Culture: 2d Ed. 1968. 71. en.
6. Book: Pān̐ḍe, Rāmakumāra. Nepalese Humor: Himalayan Humor. 2000. Muskan Prakashan. 41. en.
7. Book: Paniker, K. Ayyappa. Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. 1997. Sahitya Akademi. 978-81-260-0365-5. 389. en.