The author is Indian and probably a Bengali
2006-10-25 21:46:23 · 4 answers · asked by SANJAY M 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Satyameva Jayate (satyam eva jayate सत्यमेव जयते) (Sanskrit: "Truth Alone Triumphs") is India's national motto. It is inscribed at the base of the national emblem, which is an adaptation of the Buddhist Lion Capital of Asoka at Sarnath, near Varanasi in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The origin of the motto is a well-known mantra from the Mundaka Upanishad.
The motto of the Czech Republic and its predecessor Czechoslovakia, "Pravda vítězí" ("Truth Prevails") has a similar meaning.
2006-10-25 21:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by hi_its_me_jimmy 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The full sloka, "Satyameva Jayate, nanrutam chaiva", is pure Sanskrit, taken from the Mundoka Upanishad; it means "Truth--and NEVER untruth --alone prevails!"
2006-10-26 03:21:48 · answer #2 · answered by thegentle Indian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mundaka upanishad
2015-03-18 17:58:19 · answer #3 · answered by seema b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not from a book, it is inscribed in one of Asoka's edicts
2006-10-27 06:34:43 · answer #4 · answered by sushobhan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋