Shakti Ballav Aryal

Shakti Ballav Aryal
Born	Gorkha Kingdom
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]

Works

• Tanahun Bhakundo (1762)^[7]
• Mahabharat Virat Parva (1771)^[1]
• Hansyakadamba (1789)^[1]

References

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