National Emblem : The Ashoka Stambha

India National Emblem : The Ashoka Stambha its meaning

The state emblem of India is adapted from the Sarnath Lion, capital of Ashoka, the great as preserved in the Sarnath Museum. It was adopted as the National Emblem of India on 26 January, 1950. On the state emblem adopted by the Govt. of India 3 lions are visible with the fourth hidden from view. A wheel appars at the centre of the abacus with a bull on the right and a horse on the left. The words, Satyameva Jayte, from the Mundaka Upanishad meaning ‘Truth alone triumphs’ are inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script.