भक्ताण्णः

Operational rule vidhi

The affix ण comes in the sense of 'excellent with regard thereto' after the word भक्त.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context भक्तात् pañcamī · ekavacanaSubstitute / term ः prathamā · ekavacana

Left context Pañcamī (5th case): "after X", the operation applies to what follows (1.1.67 तस्मादित्युत्तरस्य). Also used for limits and sources.
Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.

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Full reading

भक्तात् णः

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Commentary

The affix ण comes in the sense of 'excellent with regard thereto' after the word भक्त।
This debars यत्; thus, भक्ते साधुः = माक्तः शालिः 'rice' lit. suitable or excellent for food. भाक्ता स्तण्डुलाः ॥

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