anṛta vāc

 The term "anṛta vāc (अनृत वाच)" in Sanskrit refers to "false speech" or "lying words," combining the concept of untruth (अनृत, anṛta) with speech (वाच, vāc), often contrasted with divine or truthful speech.

Meaning of Anṛta (अनृत)

Anṛta literally means falsehood, untruth, or deceit in Sanskrit

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It is used both in a moral sense—to denote lying or cheating—and in a 

cosmological sense. Classical texts personify Anṛta as a being: he is

described as the son of Adharma (unrighteousness) and Hiṃsā 

(violence), and the father of fear (भय), hell (नरक), illusion (माया), 

and suffering (वेदना), reflecting the consequences of falsehood 

in the moral order

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. Anṛta contrasts with ṛta (ऋत),

the cosmic principle of truth, order, and righteousness

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Meaning of Vāc (वाच)

Vāc is the Sanskrit term for speech and in Vedic thought, it is also 

personified as a goddess, the divine mother of the Vedas, who 

embodies expression, revelation, and inspired utterance

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Vāc represents not just everyday speech but the power of divine 

and truthful speech that conveys wisdom, knowledge, and law

in the Vedic tradition.

Combining the Terms: Anṛta Vāc

When combined as anṛta vāc, the phrase literally means "false

speech" or "lying words". In philosophical and ethical contexts, it

denotes speech that contradicts truth (ṛta) and divine order, 

highlighting its moral and spiritual implications. While truthful words 

(ṛta-vāc) support order, dharma, and proper conduct, anṛta-vāc is 

associated with deceit, moral disorder, and the propagation of

illusion or harm.

This concept can appear in Vedic poetry, Upanishadic discussion

on ethics, and Sanskrit literature focusing on the contrast between 

truth and falsehood, where speech is a medium for ethical or

cosmic consequences.

In summary, anṛta vāc represents the idea of speech that is false, 

deceptive, and ethically wrongful, in contrast to the sacred and

life-affirming nature of vāc aligned with truth

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It encapsulates both linguistic and moral dimensions in Sanskrit

thought.