Satyameva Jayate
Satyameva Jayate is a part of a mantra from the Hindu scripture Mundaka Upanishad. Following the independence of India, it was adopted as the national motto of India on 26-January-1950, the day India became a republic.
In the national emblem of India, it is inscribed in the Devanagari script below the Lion Capital of Ashoka and forms an integral part of the emblem. The emblem, including "Satyameva Jayate", is inscribed on one side of all Indian currency and national documents.
Origin
The origin of the motto is the mantra 3.1.6 from the Mundaka Upanishad, which reads:;In the Devanāgarī script
सत्यमेव जयते नानृतं सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः।
येनाक्रमन्त्यृषयो ह्याप्तकामा यत्र तत् सत्यस्य परमं निधानम्॥
;Transliteration
satyameva jayate nānṛtaṃ
satyena panthā vitato devayānaḥ
yenākramantyṛṣayo hyāptakāmā
yatra tat satyasya paramaṃ nidhānam
;In English:
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.
The phrase is composed of the words satyam, eva, and jayate.
Popular connotations
Popular connotations also include:- 'Truth stands Invincible'
- 'Truth alone conquers, not falsehood'
- 'The true prevails, not the untrue'
- 'Veritas Vincit', a direct Latin translation.
- 'Truth alone conquers, not untruth'
- 'Truth Alone Triumphs, not that against Sacred law
- Vaymaiye Vellum