धनहिरण्यात् कामे

Operational rule vidhi

The affix कन् comes in the sense of 'a desire thereafter' after the words 1. धन and 2. हिरण्य being in the Locative -7th case in construction.

Word by word (padaccheda)

Left context धन- हिरण्यात् pañcamī · ekavacanaRight context कामे 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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धन-हिरण्यात् कामे

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Commentary

The affix कन् comes in the sense of 'a desire thereafter' after the words 1. धन and 2. हिरण्य being in the Locative -7th case in construction.
The word काम means 'desire, wish'. Thus धने कामः = धनको देवदत्तस्य, हिरण्यको देवदत्तस्य ॥

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