List of Indian state mottos
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 22 states and 6 union territories use the national motto of India as their state motto.
States
| State | Motto | Language | English transliteration | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | సత్యమేవ జయతే | Telugu | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs |
| Arunachal Pradesh | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | ||
| Assam | ||||
| Bihar | ||||
| 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 |
| Punjab | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | ||
| Uttarakhand | ||||
| West Bengal | সত্যমেব জয়তে | Bengali |
Union territories
| 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
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
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See also
- Satyameva Jayate, the national motto of India
- List of Indian state symbols
- List of Indian state flags
- List of Indian state emblems
- List of Indian state songs
- List of Indian state foundation days
- List of Indian state animals
- List of Indian state birds
- List of Indian state flowers
- List of Indian state trees
References
- ^ "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.