A type of Astyāmṛṣā (Vyavahāra) Bhāṣā (speech which is neither truth nor a lie-speech for pragmatic purposes);
the statement made for giving command or instruction, e.g., "do such and such work".
ājñāpanī- kārye pamsya pravarttantaṃ, yathedaṃ kurviti.
(Prajñā 11.37 Vṛ Pa 259)