#INDIAN NATIONAL EMBLEM FULL#

The words Satyameva Jayate from Mundaka Upanishad, meaning вЂTruth Alone TriumphsвЂ™, are inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script. The wheel appears in relief in the center of the abacus with a bull on the right and a horse on the left. In the state emblem adopted by the government of India, only three Lions are visible, the fourth being hidden from view. Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra). In the original Sarnath capital, there are four lions, standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. The government adopted the emblem on 26th January, 1950, the day when India became republic. The State Emblem of India is in adaptation from the Sarnath Lion, capital of Ashoka the Emperor as preserved in the Sarnath Museum. The wheel 'Ashoka Chakra' from its base has been placed onto the center of the National Flag of India It also sometimes functions as the national emblem of India in many places and appears prominently on the diplomatic and national Passport of the Republic of India. The emblem forms a part of the official letterhead of the Government of India, and appears on all Indian currency as well. It was adopted as the National Emblem of India on 26 January 1950, the day that India became a republic. This is a quote from Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas. ДЇorming an integral part of the emblem is the motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script: Satyam eva jayate а¤ёа¤¤аҐЌа¤Їа¤®аҐ‡а¤µ а¤ња¤Їа¤¤аҐ‡ (English: Truth Alone Triumphs). The frieze beneath the lions is shown with the Dharma Chakra in the center, a bull on the right and a galloping horse on the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left.

The version used as the emblem does not include the bell-shaped lotus flower beneath. The motto 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the emblem in Devanagari script means 'truth alone triumphs'.

#INDIAN NATIONAL EMBLEM FULL#

The abacus rests on a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the fountainhead of life and creative inspiration. The abacus is girded by four smaller animals - guardians of the four directions: the lion of the north, the elephant of the east, the horse of the south and the bull of the west.

The four lions (one hidden from view) - symbolising power, courage, pride and confidence - rest on a circular abacus. It was carved out of a single block of polished sandstone. In the original there are four Asiatic lions, standing back to back, mounted on a circular abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening Dharmachakra or Ashoka Chakra wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. Emperor Ashoka the Great erected the capital atop an Ashoka Pillar to mark the spot where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma and where the Buddhist Sangha was founded.

Indian national emblem