वर्णसंघातः पदम् ॥ कZ_०२.१०.१४ ॥
varṇasaṃghātaḥ padam
Ein „Wort“ (pada) ist eine Kombination/Ansammlung von Buchstaben.
To ground later rules of composition and verification—what counts as a unit in writing, copying, and error-checking.