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
| State | Motto | Language | English transliteration | English translation |
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| File:Andhraseal.png Andhra Pradesh | సత్యమేవ జయతే | Sanskrit | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs |
| File:..Arunachal Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png Arunachal Pradesh | सत्यमेव जयते | |||
 Assam
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| File:..Chhattisgarh Flag(INDIA).png Chhattisgarh | ||||
| File:Goa government banner.png Goa | सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखमाप्नुयात् [1] | Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścid duḥkhamāpnuyāt | May everyone see goodness, may none suffer any pain. | |
| File:..Gujarat Flag(INDIA).png Gujarat | सत्यमेव जयते | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs | |
 Haryana
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| File:..Himachal Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png Himachal Pradesh | ||||
 Jharkhand
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| File:..Karnataka Flag(INDIA).png Karnataka | ||||
| File:..Kerala Flag(INDIA).png Kerala | ||||
 Madhya Pradesh
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 Maharashtra
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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. | |
| File:..Manipur Flag(INDIA).png Manipur | ꯀꯪꯂꯥꯁꯥ | Meitei | Kanglasha | The Dragon Lord |
 Meghalaya
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सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs |
 Mizoram
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| File:..Nagaland Flag(INDIA).png Nagaland | Unity [3] | English | ||
| File:..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs |
 Punjab
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 Rajasthan
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| File:..Sikkim Flag(INDIA).png Sikkim | ༄༅།ཁམས་གསུམ་དབང་འདུས [4] | Tibetan | Kham-sum-wangdu | Conqueror of the three worlds |
 Tamil Nadu
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வாய்மையே வெல்லும் [5] | Tamil | Vāymaiyē vellum | Truth alone triumphs |
| File:Government of Telangana Logo.png Telangana | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | Satyameva Jayate | |
 Tripura
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সত্যমেব জয়তে | Bengali | ||
| File:..Uttarakhand Flag(INDIA).png Uttarakhand | सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | ||
| File:..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png West Bengal | সত্যমেব জয়তে | Bengali |
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Union territories
| Union territory | Motto | Language | English transliteration | English translation |
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 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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सत्यमेव जयते | Sanskrit | Satyameva Jayate | Truth alone triumphs |
 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
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 Delhi
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 Jammu and Kashmir
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 Ladakh
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 Puducherry
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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 |
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| Bodoland Territorial Region | सत्यमेव जयते[6] | Sanskrit |
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". web.archive.org. July 22, 2018.
- ↑ "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". Bihog.com.