Per vyākaraṇa (grammar), sentence is the basic semantic unit; a word becomes meaningful only as part of a sentence
Body (pseudocode)
semantic_unit(vyakarana) = sentence; meaningful(word) <=> word IN sentence
Inputs / output
word
—
sentence
—
→ semantic_theory
Evidence (1)
p. vol_I_p083 · #2897« The sentence is the basic semantic unit, the 'word' becomes meaningful when it forms part of a sentence. This is ... vyākaraņa »