Satyameva Jayate

National Emblem of India

"Satyameva Jayate" (Sanskrit: स यमेव जयते
satya-meva jayate; lit. "Truth alone
triumphs.") is a mantra from the ancient
Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad.[1]
Following the independence of India, it
was adopted as the national motto of
India in 26 January 1950.[2][3] 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 notes and national documents.
Origin
The origin of the motto is well-known
mantra 3.1.6 from the Mundaka
Upanishad. The mantra is as follows:

In Devanāgarī script

स यमेव जयते नानृतं स येन प था वततो

दे वयानः ।
येना म यृषयो ा तकामा य तत् स य य
परमं नधानम् ॥

Transliteration

satyameva jayate nānṛtaṃ

satyena panthā vitato
devayānaḥ
yenākramantyṛṣayo
hyāptakāmā
yatra tat satyasya paramaṃ
nidhānam[4]

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.[5]

Popular connotations
Popular connotations also include:

'Truth stands Invincible'

'Truth alone triumphs*'
'Truth alone conquers, not falsehood'
'The true prevails, not the untrue' [6]
'Veritas Vincit', a direct Latin translation.
'Truth alone conquers, not untruth' [7]
'Truth Alone Triumphs, not (na) that
against Sacred law (Rta)
 Vaimaye Vellum (Tamil: வா ைமேய
ெவ )
Satya Matra Vijayotsvagalu
(Kannada:ಸತ ಾತ ಜ ೕತ ವಗಳ )

The slogan was popularised and brought

into the national lexicon by Pandit Madan
Mohan Malaviya in 1918 when serving his
second of four terms as President of the
Indian National Congress.[8]

See also
Truth prevails

References
1. "Hindus laud Mick Jagger for singing in
Sanskrit - Times Of India" .
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-08-12.
Retrieved 2012-05-23.
2. "Motto for State Emblem" (PDF). Press
Information Bureau of India - Archive.
3. Department related parliamentary
standing committee on home affairs (2005-
08-25). "One hundred and sixteenth report
on the state emblem of India (Prohibition of
improper use) Bill, 2004" . New Delhi: Rajya
Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi: 6.11.1.
Retrieved 2008-09-26.
4. "The Mundaka Upanishad with
Shankara's Commentary" . Wisdom Library.
5. Swami Krishnananda. "The Mundaka
Upanishad:Third Mundaka, First Khanda" .
6. (Max Muller (SBE 15))
7. (Radhakrishnan, The Principal
Upanishads) - citations from Mehendale
8. "Minutes of the first meeting of the
National Committee for Commemoration of
150th Birth Anniversary of Mahamana
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya 26 July
2011 at 6.00 pm - 7, Race Course Road,
New Delhi" (PDF).
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