History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET September 2013 History
The words 'Satyameva Jayate' in the State emblem have been taken from:
AMundaka Upanishad ✓ Correct
BSvetasvatara Upanishad
CIsa Upanishad
DChandogya Upanishad
Correct answer: (A) Mundaka Upanishad — The words come from the Mundaka Upanishad, so the answer is the Mundaka Upanishad.
Explanation
★The words come from the Mundaka Upanishad, so the answer is the Mundaka Upanishad.
★The phrase means that truth alone triumphs.
★It appears below the Lion Capital of Ashoka in the State emblem of India.
★The Mundaka is an ancient Sanskrit text linked with the Atharvaveda.
★It is counted among the principal Upanishads of Hindu thought.
★Its teaching contrasts higher spiritual knowledge with mere ritual learning.
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