Satyameva Jayate

"Satyameva Jayate" ( सत्यमेव जयते) (Sanskrit: "Truth Alone Triumphs") is the national motto of India. It is inscribed in Devanagari script at the base of the national emblem. The emblem is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Asoka which was erected around 250 BCE at Sarnath, near Varanasi in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, but does not contain the motto. The origin of the motto is a well-known mantra 3.1.6 from the Mundaka Upanishad. The full mantra as follows:

In Devanāgarī:<blockquote><poem>सत्यमेव जयते नानृतम् सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः ।येनाक्रमन्त्यृषयो ह्यात्मकामो यत्र तत् सत्यस्य परमं निधानं ॥</poem></blockquote>

Transliteration in English:<blockquote><poem>satyameva jayate nānṛtaṃsatyena panthā vitato devayānaḥ |yenākramantyṛṣayo hyāptakāmāyatra tat satyasya paramaṃ nidhānam ||

Meaning:<blockquote><poem>Truth alone triumphs; not falsehood.Through truth the divine path is spread out by whichthe sages whose desires have been completely fulfilled,reach where that supreme treasure of Truth...
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