Aryal

Aryal
Pronunciationâìæĺ
Language(s)Nepali
Origin
Language(s)Nepali
Word/nameNepal
Other names
Variant form(s)Ariyal, Arjel,ArjyaL
Derivative(s)Upadhyay Aryal
See alsoGhimire, Poudel, Bhattarai, Khanal,Dawadi,Panta, Dhakal, Subedi

Aryal (also written as Arjel,Arjyal, Ariyal) is a Nepali surname. Aryal belongs to the Atreya gotra, as such they are believed to be the descendants of Sage Atreya.[1] In Hinduism, Varaha (Nepali: वराह) is the deity of the Aryal clan.[2] Aryals played an important role during unification of Nepal. Narayan Das Arjyal/Aryal was Dravya Shah's spiritual tutor, and helped him annex the Gorkha Kingdom. The responsibility to educate king Prithvi Narayan Shah was given to Mokchyeshwor Aryal and Bhanu Aryal. They were the Upadhyayas who worked in the palace as astrologers, where they were also known as Jyotishi or Jaisi. Aryal is a part of Thar ghar of Gorkha Kingdom.

  1. ^ Kuikel, Bijay. "List of Gotras with Thar (surname, Lastname)". www.bijaykuikel.com.np. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  2. ^ Parker, Bradley J.; Rodseth, Lars (2005). Untaming the Frontier in Anthropology, Archaeology, and History. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 9780816524525.