List of institutions with Sanskrit mottos
Institution |
Motto |
Motto (in English transliterated) |
Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
Republic of India |
सत्यमेव जयते |
Satyameva Jayate |
Truth alone triumphs |
Supreme Court of India |
यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः |
Yato Dharmas Tato Jayaḥ |
Whence dharma, thence victory |
Goa |
सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत् |
Sarve Bhadrāni Paśyantu Mā Kaścid Duhkhabhāg bhavet |
May all perceive good, may not anyone attain unhappiness |
Life Insurance Corporation of India |
योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् |
Yogakshemam Vahāmyaham |
I shall take care of welfare |
Indian Navy |
शं नो वरुणः |
Shanno Varuna |
May Varuna be peaceful to us |
Indian Air Force |
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तम् |
Nabhaḥ-Spṛśaṃ Dīptam |
Touching the Sky with Glory |
Maharashtra Police |
सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय |
Sadrakshanaaya Khalanigrahanaaya |
For protection of the good and control of the wicked |
Indian Coast Guard |
वयं रक्षामः |
Vayam Rakshāmaha |
We protect |
All India Radio |
बहुजनहिताय बहुजनसुखाय |
Bahujana-hitāya bahujana-sukhāya |
For the benefit of all, for the comfort of all |
Rajputana Rifles |
वीरभोग्या वसुन्धरा |
Veerabhogyā Vasundharā |
The earth is fit to be ruled by the brave |
India Meteorological Department |
आदित्यात् जायते वृष्टिः |
Adityāt Jāyaté Vrishtihi |
The Sun Gives Rainfall |
Doordarshan |
सत्यं शिवम सुंदरम् |
Satyam Shivam Sundaram |
Truth is God and God is beautiful |
Intelligence Bureau |
जागृतं अहर्निशम् |
Jāgratam aharnisham |
Wide awake day and night |
Research and Analysis Wing |
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Dharmo rakshati rakshitah |
Uttar Pradesh Police |
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् |
Paritrānāya sadhünām vināshāya ca dushkrtām |
For the upliftment of the virtuous and the destruction of the wicked |
Defense Research and Development Organisation |
बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम् |
Balasya mülam vijnānam |
Knowledge is power |
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode |
योगः कर्मषु कौशलम् |
Yogah karmasu koushalam |
To do a skillful work is a virtue |
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) |
विद्यया अमृतमश्नुते |
Vidyayā amrutamashnuté |
Immortality through knowledge |
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore |
तेजस्वी नावधीतमस्तु |
Téjasvi nāvadheetamastu |
May the shining one (the Sun, metaphor for God) illumine our intelligence |
University of Delhi |
निष्टा धृतिः सत्यम् |
Nistā dhrutih satyam |
Truth is borne by faith |
Indonesia
In Indonesia, Sanskrit are mostly and widely used in mottoes and terms in the Armed Forces, educational and government institutions respectively.
- Aceh Province: '' - Pancacita "Five Goals"
- Bali Province: Bali Dvipa Jaya "Glorious Bali Island"
- Central Java Province: Prasetya Ulah Sakti Bhakti Praja "Promise to try hard and loyal to the nation''
- Jakarta: Jaya Raya "Glorious and Great"
- Indonesian National Police: Rastra Sewakottama "People's Main Servants"
- Indonesian Military: Tri Dharma Eka Karma
- Indonesian Army: Kartika Eka Phaksi "Unmatchable Bird with Noble Goals"
- Indonesian Navy: Jalesveva Jayamahe "On the Sea We Are Glorious"
- Indonesian Air Force: Swabhuana Paksa "The Wings of the Motherland"
- Paskhas (Indonesian Air Force Special Forces): Karmanye Vadhikar aste Ma falesu Kadacana "You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action" (Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 47)
- Indonesian Marine Corps: Jalesu Bumyamcha Jayamahe "On the Sea and Land we are glorious"
- Military Academy ("Akmil"): "अधिकाऱ्या महत्व विर्य नगरभक्ति" - Adhitakarya Mahatvavirya Nagarabhakti (Hard-working Knights Serving Bravery as Nations Hero")
- Police Academy ("Akpol"): Dharma, Bijaksana, Kshatriya
- Indonesian Fire Brigade: Yudha Brama Jaya
- Army Staff and Command College ("Seskoad"): Viyata Vira Jati
- Army Officer Candidate School ("Secapa-ad"): Budi Bhakti Wira Utama
- Naval Academy ("A.A.L."): Hree Dharma Shanty ("Embarrassed for Doing The Defects")
- Naval Staff and Command College ("Sesko-al"): Dharma Wiratama
- Air Force Academy ("A.A.U."): Vidya Karma Vira Pakcha
- Air Force Doctrine Development, Education and Training Command ("Kodiklat-au"): Vidyasana Viveka Vardhana
- Police Knowledge College ("P.T.I.K."): Bhakti-Dharma-Waspada
- Institute of Domestic Governance ("I.P.D.N."): Among Praja Dharma Satya Nagari Bhakti
- Sebelas Maret University: Mangesthi Luhur Ambangun Nagara
- Ganesha University of Education: Dharmaning Sajjana Umerdhyaken Vidyaguna (mixture of Old Javanese and Sanskrit languages)
- Mahasaraswati University of Denpasar: Gonging Maha Pataka Muddha Hetu (mixture of Old Balinese and Sanskrit languages)
Nepal
- Nepal: '' Janani Janmabhūmisca Svargādapi garīyasi "Mother and motherland are greater than heaven"
- Nepal Rastra Bank:'' Tamasoma Jyotirgamay "Darkness to light"