Many mantras end with familiar words like namaḥ and svāhā. In some cases, they end with less familiar words such as phaṭ, vaṣaṭ etc. The kārikā above terms these as mantra-pallavāḥ, and explains the meaning behind each word.
vaṣaṭ = vaśya; phaṭ = ucchāṭana; huṁ = dveṣa, māraṇa and stambhana; vauṣaṭ = ākarṣana; namaḥ = saṁpatkara; svāhā = śakti; svadhā = pūṣṭī.
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