1. DCN Malla

has as a variant

navarātra ... svaṃne

is a variant of

navarātra ... svaṃne

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Classical Newar version

to plant the barley seeds as a prelude to the observance of the Mohani festival., GV.056a.01 NS: 509 Ety. S. navarātra + N. svaṃne Mod. naḥlā svane Ill. navarātra śrī pāḍo ṭoṭa jukāle amāvāsyāsa svaṃṅā dava. The Naḥlisvanā ceremony was observed on the day of Amāvāsyā day itself because during the Navarātrī, Pratipadā was missing that year. 01. navalā soṅā, v.p., planted the barley seeds as a prelude to the observance of the Mohani festival, TH4.001a.59 NS: 810 Mod. naḥlā svanā Ill. thugula dana kārttika śukla (pādusa?) navalā soṅā. This year the barley seeds were planted in the first fortnight of the month of Kārttika.

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