Satyameva Jayate Satyameva Jayate "Satyameva Jayate" ( ""; lit. "Truth alone triumphs.") is a "mantra" from the ancient Indian scripture "Mundaka Upanishad". Following the independence of India, it was adopted as the national motto of India in 26 January 1950. It is inscribed in script at the base of the national emblem. The emblem and the words "Satyameva Jayate" are inscribed on one side of all Indian currency. The emblem is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka which was erected around 250 BCE at Sarnath, near Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is inscribed on all currency
Satyameva Jayate notes and national documents. The origin of the motto is well-known mantra 3.1.6 from the Mundaka Upanishad. The mantra is as follows: <poem> सत्यमेव जयते नानृतं सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः । येनाक्रमन्त्यृषयो ह्याप्तकामा यत्र तत् सत्यस्य परमं निधानम् ॥ </poem> <poem> "satyameva jayate nānṛtaṃ" "satyena panthā vitato devayānaḥ" "yenākramantyṛṣayo hyāptakāmā" "yatra tat satyasya paramaṃ nidhānam" </poem> <poem> Truth alone triumphs; not falsehood. Through truth the divine path is spread out by which the sages whose desires have been completely fulfilled, reach to where is that supreme treasure of Truth. </poem> Popular connotations also include: The slogan was popularised and brought