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sup;tiG-antam padam

सुप्तिङन्तं पदम् ONPANINI 14014

What ends in a /tiG or a /sup is a /pada ("fullword").

There are three kinds of Sanskrit words —

**saha सह is an indeclinable,
nau नौ is a noun, and
avatu अवतु is a verb.

Whatever ends in a /sup is called a /subanta (noun) and what ends in a /tiG it is called a /tiGanta (verb). Everything else is an indeclinable.

By this rule, all nouns and verbs are /pada.

nau नौ is a /pada because it has /au
avatu अवतु is a /pada because it has /loT /tip

Is **pratiloma प्रतिलोम a /pada?

Yes. It is made by adding some /sup to prati-loman प्रतिॱलोमन्, then removing it.

Is **kRtvA कृत्वा a /pada?

Yes. /ktvA is a /kRt affix and makes nounbases, then some /sup is added to them, and then removed because of some sUtra.

That excuse won't work with /ca, /api, **saha सह and others.

True. Looks like /pANini overlooked those, so some /vArttika gives them /pada status as well.