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## Chapter 5: The Five Great Vows
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**Verse 314:**
Speech contrary to the ten truths is false speech. Where both are present, it is satyamr̥ṣā, and what is contrary to this is asatyamr̥ṣā speech.
**Verse 315:**
Now, the types of asatyamr̥ṣā speech are: āmantraṇī, āṇavaṇī, jāyaṇī, sampucchanī, prajñāpanī, pratyākhyānī, icchānulomā, saṃsayavacanī, and anakkharagatā.
**Verse 316:**
Āmantraṇī is the speech that invites someone to come forward, āṇavaṇī is the speech that commands, jāyaṇī is the speech that requests, sampucchanī is the speech that inquires, prajñāpanī is the speech that informs, pratyākhyānī is the speech that rejects, icchānulomā is the speech that conforms to one's desires, saṃsayavacanī is the speech that expresses doubt, and anakkharagatā is the speech that is devoid of letters.
**Explanation:**
O Devadatta, speech that invites someone to come forward is āmantraṇī speech, speech that commands is āṇavaṇī speech, speech that requests is jāyaṇī speech, speech that inquires is sampucchanī speech, speech that informs is prajñāpanī speech, speech that rejects is pratyākhyānī speech, speech that conforms to one's desires is icchānulomā speech, speech that expresses doubt is saṃsayavacanī speech, and speech that is devoid of letters is anakkharagatā speech.
These nine types of asatyamr̥ṣā speech are called so because they are neither completely true nor completely false. They are neither completely true because they lack specific knowledge, and they are neither completely false because they possess general knowledge.
**End of Chapter 5**