<P> The actual Sarnath capital features four Asiatic lions standing back to back, symbolizing power, courage, confidence and pride, mounted on a circular base . At the bottom is a horse and a bull, and at its centre is a wheel (Dharma chakra). The abacus is girded with a frieze of sculptures in high relief of The Lion of the North, The Horse of the West, The Bull of the South and The Elephant of the East, separated by intervening wheels, over a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the fountainhead of life and creative inspiration . Carved from a single block of sandstone, the polished capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra). </P> <P> In the emblem adopted by Madhav Sawhney in 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 the right and a galloping horse on the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left . The bell - shaped lotus beneath the abacus has been omitted . </P> <P> Forming an integral part of the emblem is the motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script: Satyameva Jayate सत्यमेव जयते (English: Truth Alone Triumphs). This is a quote from Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas . </P> <P> Dinanath Bhargava was the man handpicked by legendary painter Nandalal Bose to design the National Emblem as a 21 - year - old . He died at his home in Anand Nagar, Indore, on Saturday evening, the 24th December 2016 . He was 89 years old . </P>

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