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[[India]] is a country in [[South Asia]]. It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. 6 [[states and union territories of India|states]] have adopted their own state mottos, while 20 states and 6 [[Union territory|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.
{{short description|Indian state mottos}}
 
[[India]] is a [[country]] in [[South Asia]]. It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. 6 [[states and union territories of India|states]] have adopted their own state mottos, while 22 states and 6 [[Union territory|union territories]] use the national motto of India as their state motto.


==States==
==States==
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!English translation
!English translation
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|Andhraseal.png}} [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|సత్యమేవ జయతే
|సత్యమేవ జయతే
|rowspan="13"|[[Sanskrit]]
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|rowspan="4"|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
| rowspan="5" |''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
|rowspan="4"|''Truth alone triumphs''
| rowspan="5" |''Truth alone triumphs''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Arunachal Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| {{Flagicon image|Flag of Arunachal Pradesh.svg}} [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|rowspan="3"|सत्यमेव जयते
| rowspan="4" |सत्यमेव जयते
| rowspan="13" |[[Sanskrit]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Assam Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Assam]]
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Assam, India.svg}} [[Assam]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Chhattisgarh Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Chhattisgarh]]
|{{Flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} [[Bihar]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|Goa government banner.png}} [[Goa]]
|{{flagicon image|Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg}} [[Chhattisgarh]]
|सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखमाप्नुयात् <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722101821/http://www.dip.goa.gov.in/pages.php?id=9|title=Department of Information and Publicity &#124; Goa Government|date=July 22, 2018|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Goa,_India.svg}} [[Goa]]
|सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखमाप्नुयात् <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dip.goa.gov.in/pages.php?id=9|title=Department of Information and Publicity &#124; Goa Government|date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722101821/http://www.dip.goa.gov.in/pages.php?id=9|archive-date=2018-07-22}}</ref>
|''Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥkhamāpnuyāt''
|''Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥkhamāpnuyāt''
|''May everyone see goodness, may none suffer any pain.''
|''May everyone see goodness, may none suffer any pain.''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Gujarat Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Gujarat]]
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Gujarat.svg}} [[Gujarat]]
|rowspan="7"|सत्यमेव जयते
|rowspan="7"|सत्यमेव जयते
|rowspan="7"|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
|rowspan="7"|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
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|{{flagicon image|..Haryana Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Haryana]]
|{{flagicon image|..Haryana Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Haryana]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Himachal Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|{{Flagicon image|}} [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|Government banner of Jharkhand.png}} [[Jharkhand]]
|{{flagicon image|Government banner of Jharkhand.png}} [[Jharkhand]]
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|-
|{{flagicon image|..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Maharashtra]]
|{{flagicon image|..Maharashtra Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Maharashtra]]
|प्रतिपच्चंद्रलेखेव वर्धिष्णुर्विश्व वंदिता महाराष्ट्रस्य राज्यस्य मुद्रा भद्राय राजते <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/state-govts-spin-on-chhatrapati-shivajis-rajmudra-draws-public-ire/articleshow/65015105.cms|title=State govt’s spin on Chhatrapati Shivaji’s rajmudra draws public ire|website=Pune Mirror}}</ref>
|प्रतिपच्चंद्रलेखेव वर्धिष्णुर्विश्व वंदिता महाराष्ट्रस्य राज्यस्य मुद्रा भद्राय राजते <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/state-govts-spin-on-chhatrapati-shivajis-rajmudra-draws-public-ire/articleshow/65015105.cms|title=State govt's spin on Chhatrapati Shivaji's rajmudra draws public ire|website=Pune Mirror}}</ref>
|''Pratipaccandralēkhēva vardhiṣṇurviśva vanditā mahārāṣṭrasya rājyasya mudrā bhadrāya rājatē''
|''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.''
|''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.''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Manipur Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Manipur]]
|{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Government_of_Manipur.svg}} [[Manipur]]
|ꯀꯪꯂꯥꯁꯥ
| {{lang|mni|ꯀꯪꯂꯥꯁꯥ}}
|[[Meitei language|Meitei]]
|[[Meitei language|Meitei]]
|''[[Nongshaba|Kanglasha]]''
|''[[Nongshaba|Kanglasha]]''
|''The Dragon Lord''  
|''The Dragon Lord''  
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Meghalaya Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Meghalaya]]
|{{flagicon image|}} [[Meghalaya]]
|rowspan="2"|सत्यमेव जयते
|rowspan="2"| {{lang|sa|सत्यमेव जयते}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Sanskrit]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Sanskrit]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
|rowspan="2"|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
|rowspan="2"|''Truth alone triumphs''
|rowspan="2"|''Truth alone triumphs''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Mizoram Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Mizoram]]
|{{flagicon image|Mizoram Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Mizoram]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Nagaland Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Nagaland]]
| [[Nagaland]]
|Unity <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/kohima-set-to-stamp-out-ashoka/cid/873536|title=Kohima set to stamp out Ashoka|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
|Unity <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/kohima-set-to-stamp-out-ashoka/cid/873536|title=Kohima set to stamp out Ashoka|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>
|[[English language|English]]
|[[English language|English]]
|<center>–</center>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<center>–</center>
| -
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]
|{{flagicon image|..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]
|rowspan="3"|सत्यमेव जयते
| rowspan="3" | {{lang|sa|सत्यमेव जयते}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Sanskrit]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Sanskrit]]
|rowspan="3"|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
| rowspan="3" |''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
|rowspan="3"|''Truth alone triumphs''
| rowspan="3" |''Truth alone triumphs''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Punjab Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|{{Flagicon image|Banner_of_Punjab,_India.svg}} [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Rajasthan Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Rajasthan]]
|{{flagicon image|..Rajasthan Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Rajasthan]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Sikkim Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Sikkim]]
|{{flagicon image|Flag of the Government of Sikkim.svg}} [[Sikkim]]
|༄༅།ཁམས་གསུམ་དབང་འདུས <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaSikkim.htm|title=SIKKIM / DÄMOJONG|website=www.hubert-herald.nl}}</ref>
|{{lang|bo|༄༅།ཁམས་གསུམ་དབང་འདུས}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaSikkim.htm|title=SIKKIM / DÄMOJONG|website=www.hubert-herald.nl}}</ref>
|[[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]
|[[Standard Tibetan|Tibetan]]
|''[[Trailokyavijaya|Kham-sum-wangdu]]''
|''[[Trailokyavijaya|Kham-sum-wangdu]]''
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|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Tamil Nadu Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Tamil Nadu]]
|{{flagicon image|..Tamil Nadu Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Tamil Nadu]]
|வாய்மையே வெல்லும் <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaTamilNadu.htm|title=TAMIL NADU|website=www.hubert-herald.nl}}</ref>
|{{lang|ta|வாய்மையே வெல்லும்}} <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaTamilNadu.htm|title=TAMIL NADU|website=www.hubert-herald.nl}}</ref>
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|''Vāymaiyē vellum''
|''Vāymaiyē vellum''
|rowspan="5"|''Truth alone triumphs''
| rowspan="6" |''Truth alone triumphs''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|Government of Telangana Logo.png}} [[Telangana]]
| [[Telangana]]
|सत्यमेव जयते
|सत्यमेव जयते
|[[Sanskrit]]
|[[Sanskrit]]
|rowspan="4"|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
| rowspan="5" |''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Tiripura Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Tripura]]
|{{flagicon image|Tiripura Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Tripura]]
|সত্যমেব জয়তে
|সত্যমেব জয়তে
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Uttarakhand Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Uttarakhand]]
|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Uttar Pradesh.svg}} [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|सत्यमेव जयते
| rowspan="2" |सत्यमेव जयते
|[[Sanskrit]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sanskrit]]
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Uttarakhand.svg}} [[Uttarakhand]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}} [[West Bengal]]
|{{flagicon image|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
|সত্যমেব জয়তে
|সত্যমেব জয়তে
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
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|{{flagicon image|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu emblem.png}} [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
|{{flagicon image|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu emblem.png}} [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Delhi Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Delhi]]
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Delhi Capital Territory.svg}} [[Delhi]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|Government of Jammu and Kashmir.svg}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir.svg}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|Ladakh Government Banner.png}} [[Ladakh]]
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Ladakh, India.svg}} [[Ladakh]]
|-
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Puducherry Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|{{flagicon image|Banner of Puducherry.png}} [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|}
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|[[Bodoland Territorial Region]]
|[[Bodoland Territorial Region]]
| सत्यमेव जयते<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bihog.com/company/bodoland-territorial-council/|title=Bodoland Territorial Council » Bihog.com|website=Bihog.com}}</ref>
| सत्यमेव जयते<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bihog.com/company/bodoland-territorial-council/|title=Bodoland Territorial Council|website=Bihog.com}}</ref>
|[[Sanskrit]]
|[[Sanskrit]]
|<center>''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''</center>
|{{center|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''}}
|<center>''Truth alone triumphs''</center>
|{{center|''Truth alone triumphs''}}
|}
|}


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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
File:Flag of Arunachal Pradesh.svg 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
File:..Karnataka Flag(INDIA).png Karnataka
File:..Kerala Flag(INDIA).png 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 - -
File:..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png 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
Satyameva Jayate
Truth alone triumphs

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Department of Information and Publicity | Goa Government". July 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22.
  2. ↑ "State govt's spin on Chhatrapati Shivaji's rajmudra draws public ire". Pune Mirror.
  3. ↑ "Kohima set to stamp out Ashoka". www.telegraphindia.com.
  4. ↑ "SIKKIM / DÄMOJONG". www.hubert-herald.nl.
  5. ↑ "TAMIL NADU". www.hubert-herald.nl.
  6. ↑ "Bodoland Territorial Council". Bihog.com.

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