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Erase A आ (of a root) before /iT (and before vowel /kGit soft).

Before /iT + /thal —

pA पा + /liT /thal → papA पपा + /iT + /thal → !**papitha पपिथ

sthA स्था + /liT /thal → tasthA तस्था + /iT + /thal → !**tasthita तस्थित

before vowel /kit (/atus is /kit by asaMyogAll...) —

sthA स्था + /liT /tas → sthA स्था + /atus → !**tasthatus तस्थतुस्

Before /Git —

/pra + dA दा + /aG' → **pradA- प्रदाॱ f "gift"

(See also znAbhyastayor..., that erases A आ before hard.)

Why do we say soft?

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