| Pronunciation | âìæĺ |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Nepali |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Nepali |
| Word/name | Nepal |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Ariyal, Arjel,ArjyaL |
| Derivative(s) | Upadhyay Aryal |
| See also | Ghimire, Poudel, Bhattarai, Khanal,Dawadi,Panta, Dhakal, Subedi |
Aryal (also written as Arjel,Arjyal, Ariyal) is a Nepali surname. In Hinduism, they are believed to be the descendants of Sage Atreya. Varaha (Nepali: वराह) is the deity of the Aryal clan.[1] Aryal belongs to the Atreya(descendant of Atri rishi) gotra.[2] Aryal played a significant role in the unification of Nepal. Narayan Das Arjyal/Aryal served as the spiritual tutor to Dravya Shah and assisted him during the annexation of the Gorkha Kingdom. The responsibility of educating King Prithvi Narayan Shah was assigned to Mokchyeshwor Aryal and Bhanu Aryal, who were the Upadhyayas working in the palace as astrologers and were also known as Jyotishi or Jaisi. Sardar Shakti Ballav Aryal and Sardar Radha Ballav Aryal were the military commanders (sardar) of the Gorkha Kingdom during the unification of Nepal. Aryal is the part of the Thar Ghar of the Gorkha Kingdom.
Notable people with surname Aryal
- Bhairav Aryal, Nepali essayist
- Krishna Raj Aryal, foreign minister of Nepal[3][4]
- Prakash Aryal, Nepalese Inspector General of Police
- Prashant Aryal, Nepalese journalist
- Upendra Kant Aryal, Nepalese Inspector General of Police
- Urmila Aryal, Nepalese Communist politician
- Padma Kumari Aryal, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation of Nepalan Rights Activist, political pundit
- Shakti Ballav Aryal, Nepalese writer, priest and Sardar of Gorkha kingdom
- Radha Ballav Aryal, Nepalese Writer,Priest and Sardar of Gorkha Kingdom
- Raju Aryal, Inspector General of Armed Police Force
References
- ↑ Parker, Bradley J.; Rodseth, Lars (2005). Untaming the Frontier in Anthropology, Archaeology, and History. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816524525.
- ↑ Kuikel, Bijay. "List of Gotras with Thar (surname, Lastname)". www.bijaykuikel.com.np. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ↑ Singh, Mahendra Man (2013-06-30). Forever Incomplete: The Story of Nepal. SAGE Publishing India. ISBN 9788132118053.
- ↑ "Liglig Kot 13km - Trail Running Nepal". Trail Running Nepal. Retrieved 2018-08-22.