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{{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==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!State
!Motto
!Language
!English transliteration
!English translation
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|సత్యమేవ జయతే
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| rowspan="5" |''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
| rowspan="5" |''Truth alone triumphs''
|-
| {{Flagicon image|Flag of Arunachal Pradesh.svg}} [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| rowspan="4" |सत्यमेव जयते
| rowspan="13" |[[Sanskrit]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Assam, India.svg}} [[Assam]]
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} [[Bihar]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg}} [[Chhattisgarh]]
|-
| {{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 | 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''
|''May everyone see goodness, may none suffer any pain.''
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Gujarat.svg}} [[Gujarat]]
|rowspan="7"|सत्यमेव जयते
|rowspan="7"|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
|rowspan="7"|''Truth alone triumphs''
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Haryana Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Haryana]]
|-
|{{Flagicon image|}} [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|Government banner of Jharkhand.png}} [[Jharkhand]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Karnataka Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Karnataka]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Kerala Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Kerala]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Madhya Pradesh Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
|{{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>
|''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.''
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Government_of_Manipur.svg}} [[Manipur]]
| {{lang|mni|ꯀꯪꯂꯥꯁꯥ}}
|[[Meitei language|Meitei]]
|''[[Nongshaba|Kanglasha]]''
|''The Dragon Lord''
|-
|{{flagicon image|}} [[Meghalaya]]
|rowspan="2"| {{lang|sa|सत्यमेव जयते}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Sanskrit]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
|rowspan="2"|''Truth alone triumphs''
|-
|{{flagicon image|Mizoram Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Mizoram]]
|-
| [[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>
|[[English language|English]]
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
| -
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]
| rowspan="3" | {{lang|sa|सत्यमेव जयते}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Sanskrit]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
| rowspan="3" |''Truth alone triumphs''
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Banner_of_Punjab,_India.svg}} [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Rajasthan Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Rajasthan]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of the Government of Sikkim.svg}} [[Sikkim]]
|{{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]]
|''[[Trailokyavijaya|Kham-sum-wangdu]]''
|''Conqueror of the three worlds''
|-
|{{flagicon image|..Tamil Nadu Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Tamil Nadu]]
|{{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]]
|''Vāymaiyē vellum''
| rowspan="6" |''Truth alone triumphs''
|-
| [[Telangana]]
|सत्यमेव जयते
|[[Sanskrit]]
| rowspan="5" |''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
|-
|{{flagicon image|Tiripura Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Tripura]]
|সত্যমেব জয়তে
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Flag of Uttar Pradesh.svg}} [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| rowspan="2" |सत्यमेव जयते
| rowspan="2" |[[Sanskrit]]
|-
|{{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Uttarakhand.svg}} [[Uttarakhand]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png}} [[West Bengal]]
|সত্যমেব জয়তে
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|}

==Union territories==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Union territory
!Motto
!Language
!English transliteration
!English translation
|-
|{{flagicon image|Andaman and Nicobar Administration Banner.png}} [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|rowspan="6"|सत्यमेव जयते
|rowspan="6"|[[Sanskrit]]
|rowspan="6"|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''
|rowspan="6"|''Truth alone triumphs''
|-
|{{flagicon image|Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu emblem.png}} [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Delhi Capital Territory.svg}} [[Delhi]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir.svg}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Ladakh, India.svg}} [[Ladakh]]
|-
|{{flagicon image|Banner of Puducherry.png}} [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|}

==Autonomous administrative divisions==
Some of the [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India|autonomous administrative divisions]] established by the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India have adopted their own motto.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Autonomous Administrative Division
!Motto
!Language
!English transliteration
!English translation
|-
|[[Bodoland Territorial Region]]
| सत्यमेव जयते<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bihog.com/company/bodoland-territorial-council/|title=Bodoland Territorial Council|website=Bihog.com|access-date=2020-04-13|archive-date=2020-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027041827/https://bihog.com/company/bodoland-territorial-council/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Sanskrit]]
|{{center|''[[Satyameva Jayate]]''}}
|{{center|''Truth alone triumphs''}}
|}

==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==
{{Reflist}}

{{Symbols of Indian states}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:State mottos}}
[[Category:Lists of mottos|India states]]
[[Category:Indian culture-related lists]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian state symbols|Mottos]]

List of Indian state mottos - Revision history

AndyMfn275514 at 14:48, 6 May 2026