About Shakti Ballav Aryal
Shakti Ballav Aryal was a poet, translator and hindu priest.
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).
He first wrote Hansyakadamba in Sanskrit and later translated it to Nepali. Aryal served as royal priest to Prithvi Narayan Shah, and Pratap Singh Shah.
His nephew Udayananda Aryal, and Radha Ballav Aryal were also writers.
In 2017, Shakti Ballav Aryal and Bhanubhakta Acharya were praised as their work "laid the adamant foundation for Nepali literature".
Works
Tanahun Bhakundo (1762) Mahabharat Virat Parva (1771) Hansyakadamba (1789)
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Who was Shakti Ballav Aryal?
Nepalese writer
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Shakti Ballav Aryal was born in Gorkha Kingdom.
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Shakti Ballav Aryal was a poet, translator and hindu priest.
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