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/iti / इति

The word /iti means 'unquote'. As in —

tasyAham anujo bhrAtA vibhISaNa iti zrutaH
तस्याहमनुजो भ्राता विभीषण इति श्रुतः
'I am his younger brother, known as "vibhISana".'

Sometimes it quotes literal words said —

sAdhu sAdhv iti rAmasya tat karma samapUjayan
साधु साध्विति रामस्य तत्कर्म समपूजयन्
They praised that feat of rAma राम, saying "sAdhu sAdhu साधु साधु".

Othertimes it just quotes what people think —

tatas tRpta:: iti jJAtvA samutpetur nizAcarAH ततस्तृप्त‌ इति ज्ञात्वा समुत्पेतुर्निशाचराः
Then, when the demons knew "he is sated", they gathered before him.
(When the demons were sure that he was no longer hungry, they went near him warily.)