India is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. 6 states have adopted their own state mottos, while 20 states and 6 union territories use national motto of India as their state mottos. 2 states (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh) and 2 union territories (Chandigarh and Lakshadweep) have no official state mottos.
States edit
| State | Motto | Language | English transliteration | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | సత్యమేవ జయతే | Telugu | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs |
| Arunachal Pradesh | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | ||
 Assam | ||||
 Chhattisgarh | ||||
| Goa | सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखमाप्नुयात् [1] | Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥkhamāpnuyāt | May everyone see goodness, may none suffer any pain. | |
 Gujarat | सत्यमेव जयते | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs | |
 Haryana | ||||
| Himachal Pradesh | ||||
 Jharkhand | ||||
 Karnataka | ||||
 Kerala | ||||
 Madhya Pradesh | ||||
 Maharashtra | प्रतिपच्चंद्रलेखेव वर्धिष्णुर्विश्व वंदिता महाराष्ट्रस्य राज्यस्य मुद्रा भद्राय राजते [2] | Pratipaccandralēkhēva vardhiṣṇurviśva vanditā mahārāṣṭrasya rājyasya mudrā bhadrāya rājatē | The glory of Maharashtra will grow like the first day moon. It will be worshipped by the world and will shine only for the well being of people. | |
| Manipur | ꯀꯪꯂꯥꯁꯥ | Meitei | Kanglasha | The Dragon Lord |
 Meghalaya | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs |
 Mizoram | ||||
| Nagaland | Unity [3] | English | – | – |
 Odisha | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs |
 Rajasthan | ||||
 Sikkim | ༄༅།ཁམས་གསུམ་དབང་འདུས [4] | Tibetan | Kham-sum-wangdu | Conqueror of the three worlds |
 Tamil Nadu | வாய்மையே வெல்லும் [5] | Tamil | Vāymaiyē vellum | Truth alone triumphs |
| Telangana | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | Satyameva Jayate | |
 Tripura | সত্যমেব জয়তে | Bengali | ||
| Uttarakhand | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | ||
 West Bengal | সত্যমেব জয়তে | Bengali |
India Satyamev Jayate situated at sarnath.
Union territories edit
| Union territory | Motto | Language | English transliteration | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andaman and Nicobar Islands | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs |
 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | ||||
 Delhi | ||||
 Jammu and Kashmir | ||||
 Ladakh | ||||
 Puducherry |
Autonomous administrative divisions edit
Some of the autonomous administrative divisions established by the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India have adopted their own motto.
| Autonomous Administrative Division | Motto | Language | English transliteration | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodoland Territorial Region | सत्यमेव जयते[6] | Sanskrit | Truth alone triumphs |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Department of Information and Publicity | Goa Government". July 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22.
- ^ "State govt's spin on Chhatrapati Shivaji's rajmudra draws public ire". Pune Mirror.
- ^ "Kohima set to stamp out Ashoka". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ "SIKKIM / DÄMOJONG". www.hubert-herald.nl.
- ^ "TAMIL NADU". www.hubert-herald.nl.
- ^ "Bodoland Territorial Council". Bihog.com.
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