Sūtra 5·2·77
तावतिथं ग्रहणम् इति लुग् वा
tāvatithaṃ grahaṇam iti lug vā
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The affix kan (_/_—ka) is added to an ordinal number, in the sense of “acquiring a subject after so many attempts”; and there is optionally the elision of the affix denoting the ordinal number.
Padapāṭha tāvatitham grahaṇam iti luk vāतावतिथम् ग्रहणम् इति लुक् वा