Satyameva Jayate (Truth Alone Triumphs) — Complete Lyrics
सत्यमेव जयते
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
सत्यमेव जयते नानृतं सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः ।
येनाक्रमन्त्यृषयो ह्याप्तकामा यत्र तत् सत्यस्य परमं निधानम् ॥
satyam eva jayate nānṛtaṁ satyena panthā vitato devayānaḥ
yenākramanty ṛṣayo hyāptakāmā yatra tat satyasya paramaṁ nidhānam
Truth alone triumphs, not falsehood. By truth is laid out the path of the gods (devayana), by which the sages whose desires are fulfilled ascend to where that supreme treasure of Truth abides.
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