Satyameva Jayate, Truth Alone Triumphs
सत्यमेव जयते नानृतं सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः ।
Satyam eva jayate nānṛtaṃ satyena panthā vitato devayānaḥ
“Truth alone triumphs, not falsehood. By truth is laid out the path that leads to the divine.”
Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 3.1.6
Word by word
A shloka a child understands is a shloka they keep. Here is what each word is actually doing.
On Independence Day and Republic Day, in school assemblies, and whenever honesty is the subject at hand.
- Connects Sanskrit study to something the child sees on currency and passports
- Short and declarative, easy to memorise
- A natural civics and values lesson in one line
- Excellent material for a school speech
Most Indian children have seen these words their whole lives, under the Ashoka emblem on every note and passport, without knowing they come from an Upanishad written thousands of years ago. Showing them the source, and the second half of the line that the motto leaves out, is a memorable lesson.
Public Speaking
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Questions parents ask
Truth alone triumphs, not falsehood. The full line adds that by truth is laid out the path that leads to the divine.
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