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The State
emblem is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. In
the original, there are four lions, standing back to back, mounted
on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an
elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by
intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. Carved out of a single
block of polished sandstone, the capital is crowned by the Wheel of
the Law (Dharma Chakra).
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
right and a horse on left and the outlines of other wheels on
extreme right and left. The bell-shaped lotus has been omitted. The
words Satyameva Jayate from Mundaka Upanishad, meaning ‘Truth Alone
Triumphs’, are inscribed below
the abacus in Devanagari script. |
