Source of “Satyameva Jayate”
In the middle of some idle web-surfing a few days ago, I hit upon the source of “Satyameva Jayate”
From Nila-Kantha-Chandra’s blog:�
“…as I was rapidly scanning the Sanskrit verses of the Mundaka, I came upon �satyameva jayate�� (3.1.6). Extraordinary! This was a great chance discovery!
…as I now discovered…the national credo was from the Mundaka Upanishad. A concluding verse of this Upanishad declares that its aim is to make man attain Self-Knowledge. �Munda� means head; hence the name indicates that this Upanishad is the Head of all Upanishads…”
सत्यमेव जयते नानृतं
सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः
येनाऽऽक्रमन्त्यृषयो ह्याप्तकामा
यत्र तत् सत्यस्य परमं निधानम्
satyameva jayate naanritam
satyena pantha vitato devayanah
yena aakramanti rshayo hi aaptkaamaa�
yatra tat satyasya paramam nidhaanam
Meaning:
Only truth prevails, not untruth; by the path of truth is laid out, the Divine way, on which the sages of yore, fulfilled in their desires, attain the supreme treasure of Truth.
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Wonderful…Thank you Nila-Kantha!
P.S. I think the third line should read: “yenaa kramantyarishayo hyaptakaamaa” but I am not sure. Can anyone please help?
Thanks to Dr Ranjit Singh (please see comment below), this has now been corrected.
