9. Details
Armiger The Government of Karnataka
Crest A Sarnath Lion Capital
Escutcheon Gaules, a Ganda Berunda argent, a bordure azure
Supporters 2 lion-elephant Sharabha
Motto "सत्यमेव जयते" (Satyameva Jayate, Sanskrit for "Truth Alone Triu
Seal of Karnataka
10.
11. • The state emblem of Karnataka, India is a red shield charged with
a white two-headed bird, "Ganda Berunda" and fringed in blue.
Crested above it, four red-maned, yellow lions stand back-to-back
facing four directions (only three are visible) on a blue circular
abacus with a blue frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of a
galloping horse on the left, a Dharmachakra in centre, a bull on the
right, and the outlines of Dharmachakras on the extreme left and
right as part of Sarnath's Ashoka Pillar. The shield is flanked on
either side by red-maned, yellow lion-elephant Sharabha supporters
(mythical creatures believed to be upholders of righteousness
stronger than lions and elephants) standing on a green, leafy
compartment. Below the compartment lies written in stylized
Devanāgarī, the national motto of India, "सत्यमेव जयते" (Satyameva
Jayate, Sanskrit for "Truth Alone Triumphs"). [1] This emblem is
adapted from the royal emblem of Mysore and is carried on all the
official correspondences made by Government of Karnataka.
