भक्तादणन्यतरस्याम्

Operational rule vidhi

The affix अण् optionally comes after the word भक्त in the sense of 'to whom this is to be given rightfully'.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context भक्तात् pañcamī · ekavacanaSubstitute / term अ prathamā · ekavacanaRight context अन्यतरस्याम् 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.
Substitute / term Prathamā (1st case): in operational rules, the substitute or the thing introduced; in definitions, the term or its referent.
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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Full reading

भक्तात् अण् अन्यतरस्याम्

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Commentary

The affix अण् optionally comes after the word भक्त in the sense of 'to whom this is to be given rightfully'.
This debars ठक् which comes in the alternative. Thus भक्तमस्मै दीयते नियुक्तं = भाक्तः ॥ In the alternative भाक्तिकः 'a regularly fed'. i. e. a retainer.

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