deriv SD cv (1073) ashtadhyayi.com hei.de L 1073 ETT STT a 7.2.118 ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

kiti ca किति च ONPANINI 72118

(Replace the first vowel of the stem with /vRddhi) before a /kit (/taddhita) .

Therefore, /Thak causes /vRddhi —

aksaH अक्सः "dice" + /Thak
→ aksaH अक्सः "dice" + ikak इकक् by ThasyekaH
→ **AkSika- आक्षिकॱ "gambler" by this rule

The /JNit /taddhita too cause /vRddhi, but by < taddhiteSvac....

Why do we say "before a /taddhita"?

A /kit in a verb affix PREVENTS /vRddhi, by kGitica, and a /kit in an augment just makes AdyantauTak... work.