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prAg-vahateS Thak

प्राग्वहतेष्ठक् ONPANINI 44001

The following sUtras up to 4.4.76 tadvahatir... teach the suffix /Thak.

This /taddhita suffix is actually "ikak", by ThasyekaH and halantyam.

By kitica, the /kit causes /vRddhi of the first vowel of the /aGga.

marici- मरिचिॱ "pepper" + /Thak + /su
→ mAricikaH मारिचिकः "peppered"

This affix has many meanings, such as "seasoned with" (by saMskRtam >>) and "having the habit" (by zIlam).