text: you can see meanings in the mantra. For example, the Tryambakam mantra, ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्। उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात्॥ When you use the full mantra, the mantra itself has a meaning.