The Upanishads, Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6
What it means
Truth wins, not falsehood: India took these words as its national motto. Lies can win a round but not the whole contest. Stake your life on what is true.
The source
"Truth alone wins." The Upanishads said it in Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.
"सत्यमेव जयते नानृतं"Original Sanskrit, Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6. Text read at sa.wikisource.org.
Who said it
The Upanishads (c. 800-300 BC). The philosophical closing texts of the Vedas. They ask what the self is and answer that it is one with the ground of everything.
Questions
- What does "Truth alone wins." mean?
- Truth wins, not falsehood: India took these words as its national motto. Lies can win a round but not the whole contest. Stake your life on what is true.
- Who said "Truth alone wins."?
- The Upanishads (c. 800-300 BC). Source: Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6.
- What is the original Sanskrit?
- सत्यमेव जयते नानृतं. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "Truth alone wins." on a shirt?
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"Truth alone wins." (The Upanishads, Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/truth-alone-wins
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