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
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