State Emblem of India the polished capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra). In the emblem finally adopted, only three lions are visible, the fourth being hidden from view. The wheel appears in relief in the centre of the abacus, with a bull on the right and a galloping horse on the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left. The bell-shaped lotus beneath the abacus has been omitted. Forming an integral part of the emblem is the motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script: "Satyameva Jayate" सत्यमेव जयते (). This is a quote from
Motto Tay Ferry, also alluding to the local lighthouse. In literature, a motto is a sentence, phrase, poem, or word prefixed to an essay, chapter, novel, or the like suggestive of its subject matter. It is a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle for the written material that follows. For example, Robert Louis Stevenson's "Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes" uses mottos at the start of each section. Motto A motto (derived from the Latin "muttum", 'mutter', by way of Italian "motto", 'word', 'sentence') is a maxim; a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of