"Janani Janmabhūmishcha Swargādapi Garīyasī" (Devanagari: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी; IAST: Jananī janmabhūmiśca svargādapi garīyasī, pronounced [dʑɐnɐniː dʑɐnmɐ bʰuːmɪɕtɕɐ sʋɐrɡaːdɐpɪ ɡɐriːjɐsiː], Nepali: [d͡zʌnʌni d͡zʌnmʌbʱumist͡sʌ swʌrɡadʌpi ɡʌrijʌsi]) is a hemistich of a Sanskrit shloka from the Hindu epic Ramayana, and the national motto of Government of Nepal.[1]