<P> `` Satyameva Jayate '' ( Sanskrit : सत्यमेव जयते satyam - eva 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 notes and national documents . </P>
<P> `` Satyameva Jayate '' ( Sanskrit : सत्यमेव जयते satyam - eva 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 notes and national documents . </P>
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a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad
a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad