वर्णसंघातः पदम् ॥ कZ_०२.१०.१४ ॥
varṇasaṃghātaḥ padam
‘คำ’ (pada) คือการรวม/กลุ่มของอักษร
To ground later rules of composition and verification—what counts as a unit in writing, copying, and error-checking.