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
Emblem of the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic the 1937 Constitution of the Mari ASSR, which was adopted in 21 July 1937. In 1972, the motto on the emblem changed. The motto on the emblem changed to "ЧЫЛА ЭЛЫСЕ ПРОЛЕТАРИЙ-ВЛАК УШНЫЗА!". The Extraordinary IX Session of the Supreme Council of the 9th Supreme Soviet of the Mari ASSR on May 30, 1978 adopted a new Constitution of the republic. The description of the emblem was amended, with a red star added. This was confirmed by the Regulations on the State Emblem of the Mari ASSR, which were approved by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council