सत्यमेव जयति नानृतं सत्येन पन्था विततो देवयानः। येनाक्रमन्त्यृषयो ह्याप्तकामा यत्र तत्सत्यस्य परमं निधानम्॥
satyameva jayati nānṛtaṃ satyena panthā vitato devayānaḥ । yenākramantyṛṣayo hyāptakāmā yatra tatsatyasya paramaṃ nidhānam ॥
PM's MessageOn this day in 1930, the Dandi March began. A respectful remembrance of all the great personalities involved in it!
Meaning of Satyameva Jayati Nānṛtaṃ Satyena
Truth alone triumphs, not falsehood. Through truth the divine path is spread out, by which the sages whose desires have been completely fulfilled, reach to where that supreme treasure of Truth resides.
Word by word
- सत्यम्satyam
truth
√अस्
- एवeva
alone
- जयतिjayati
prevails
√जि
- नna
not
- अनृतम्anṛtam
falsehood
अ + ऋत
- सत्येनsatyena
by truth
सत्य
- पन्थाःpanthāḥ
the path
पथिन्
- विततःvitataḥ
is spread out
वि + √तन्
- देवयानःdevayānaḥ
leading to the gods
देव + √या
- येनyena
by which
यद्
- आक्रमन्तिākramanti
they ascend
आ + √क्रम्
- ऋषयःṛṣayaḥ
the seers
√ऋष्
- हिhi
indeed
- आप्तकामाःāptakāmāḥ
whose desires are fulfilled
√आप् + काम
- यत्रyatra
where
- तत् सत्यस्यtat satyasya
that, of truth
तद् + सत्य
- परमम्paramam
supreme
परम
- निधानम्nidhānam
the repository
नि + √धा
Commentary
This seminal verse from the Mundaka Upanishad is one of the most significant philosophical statements in Indian thought, immortalized as the national motto of India—'Satyameva Jayate'. It posits 'Satya' (Truth) not just as a moral virtue, but as the very path ('Pantha') to ultimate liberation and the 'Devayana' (divine way). Shared on the anniversary of the Dandi March, it reminds us how Mahatma Gandhi turned this metaphysical truth into a potent tool for political and social liberation. The verse teaches that while falsehood may seem momentarily powerful, ultimate success and spiritual fulfillment belong only to those who align themselves with the Truth.
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