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The Union Home Ministry recently asked State governments to prevent the misuse and improper depiction of the State Emblem of India, emphasising that the Lion Capital logo is incomplete without the motto—Satyamev Jayate—in Devanagari script.

About State Emblem of India

• It is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath. 
• In the original, there are four lions, mounted back to back,on a circular abacus, which itself rests on a bell-shaped lotus. 
• The frieze of the abacus has sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull, and a lion separated by intervening Dharma Chakras. 
• In the State emblem, adopted by the Government of India on 26 January 1950, only three lions are visible, the fourth being hidden from view.
• The wheel appears in relief in the centre of the abacus with a bull on the right and a horse on the left and the outlines of other wheels on the extreme right and left.
• The bell-shaped lotus has been omitted.
• Below the representation of the Lion Capital, the words Satyameva Jayate are written in Devnagari Script, which is also the National Motto of India. 
• The words are a quote from the Mundaka Upanishad, the last and most philosophical of the four Vedas, and is translated as ‘Truth alone triumphs’.
• The use of the State Emblem of India is restricted to the authorities/purposes specified in the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005, and the State Emblem of India (Regulation of Use) Rules, 2007.

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State Emblem of India FAQs

Q1. What do the 4 lions in India emblem represent?

Ans. The four lions symbolize power, courage, confidence and faith.

Q2. How many animals are there in the national emblem of India?

Ans. The National Emblem of India features four animals—a lion, an elephant, a horse, and a bull—engraved on the base of the Lion Capital of Ashoka.

Q3. What is the national motto of India?

Ans. The national motto of India is “Satyameva Jayate”, which means “Truth Alone Triumphs.”

Source: TH