Sutra 14
Devanagari script
वर्णसंघातः पदम् ॥ कZ_०२.१०.१४ ॥
Transliteration
varṇasaṃghātaḥ padam
Translation
വർണങ്ങളുടെ കൂട്ടമാണ് ‘പദം’ (വാക്ക്).
Word by Word
वर्णसंघातःa collection/cluster of letters (i.e., an aggregate of phonemes)
वर्णसंघातः:
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण; संघात
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; समासः = वर्णानां संघातः
पदम्a word
पदम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपद
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
FAQs
To ground later rules of composition and verification—what counts as a unit in writing, copying, and error-checking.