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The words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the base plate of the emblem of India are taken from

  1. Rigveda

  2. Satpath Brahmana

  3. Mundak Upanishad

  4. Ramayana
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The phrase 'Satyameva Jayate' (Truth alone triumphs) is taken from the Mundaka Upanishad, an ancient Hindu philosophical text. It was adopted as India's national motto and appears below the national emblem. The Rigveda is a different Vedic text, while the Ramayana is an epic.

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