Motiram Bhatta is one of the initial personalities in Nepali literature. His contribution to Nepali literature is incomparable. He himself stood as an era of Nepali Literature. It was Motiram Bhatta who published and promoted those Bhanubhatkta’s Ramayan, and spread all over Nepal, and started a new era in Nepali language and literature.
Motiram Bhatta was born in Kathmandu in 1866 AD (Bikram Sambat 1923) at Vosiko Tole as the second child of Pandit Daya Ram Bhatta and Ripumardini Devi Bhatta. He was born on Kushe Ausi.
Motiram Bhatta was born on Kuse Aushi of BS 1923 and died on the same day on Kuse Aushi in B.S 1953.
Motiram Bhatta had to move to Varanasi, India, at the age of six with his family. He had his Sanskrit education in Varanasi. His interest was in Nepali and always wanted to work for it. He was fond of languages and literature so he enrolled at a Persian school for learning Persian and Urdu.
Motiram Bhatta’s works are: Manodweg Prabaha, Gajendramokchha, Panchakprapancha, Gafastak, Pralahad Bhaktikatha,, Priyadarsika, Sangit Chandrodaya,, Ushacharitra, Pikdoot, Kamal Bramar Sambad, Bibliography of Bhanubhakta, Bhanubhaktiya Ramayana.
According to Ghataraj Bhattarai, there could be many books and material that were written by Motiram Bhatta but we were not able to preserve them.
His work to Nepali literature is of immense value and he is always remembered as the pioneer of Nepali literature and Nepali language world.
कहाँ जन्म पाएँ, कहाँ आज आएँ
दुखीमा म पैला भनी चाल पाएँ
हरे कर्म मेरो पनि के रहेछ
विधाता ममाथि बिरानै भएछ
यीजस्ता अह्राई म बस्ने उसोरी
यिनैको हुकुंमा छुँ ऐले कसोरी
विवेक् छैन कत्ती पनी दैवलाई
न मेरै दोष् के भनूँ एसलाई
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