"Satyameva Jayate" (Truth Alone
Triumphs) is a mantra from the ancient Indian
scripture Mundaka Upanishad. Upon
independence of India, it was adopted as the
national motto of India. It is inscribe Devanagari
script at the base of the national emblem. The
emblem and words Satyameva Jayate' are in
scribed on one side of all Indian currency. The
emblem is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of
Asoka which was erected around 250 BC at
Sarnath, near Varanasi in the north Indian state
of Uttar Pradesh.