मृषस्तितिक्षायाम्

Extension atideśa अकित्त्वातिदेशः

The सेट् निष्ठा affix is not कित् after the verb मृष् 'to forbear'.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context मृषः pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context तितिक्षायाम् saptamī · ekavacana

Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
Right context Saptamī (7th case): "when X follows", the operation applies to what precedes (1.1.66 तस्मिन्निति निर्दिष्टे पूर्वस्य). Also a condition or domain ("in the sense of").

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मृषः तितिक्षायाम्

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Commentary

The सेट् निष्ठा affix is not कित् after the verb मृष् 'to forbear'.
Thus मर्षितः 'forborne', मर्षितवान् 'forbore.'

Why do we say 'when meaning to forbear?' When it has not this sense, the set nishtha will be कित्. As अपमृषितं वाक्यमाह 'he spoke unintelligible language.'

Śrīśa Chandra Vasu, The Ashtadhyayi of Panini (1897), via ashtadhyayi.com.