List of educational institutions with Sanskrit mottos

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## Contents

* 1 India
* 2 Indonesia
* 3 Malaysia
* 4 Singapore
* 5 Sri Lanka
* 6 Thailand
* 7 See also
* 8 References

This is a list of Sanskritised mottoes, including but not limited to, in the nations in Indosphere which were historically Indianized as part of Greater India. This list specifically excludes non-educational institutions which have Sanskrit phrases as their mottoes. See also Symbolic usage of Sanskrit.

## India

The following is a list of educational institutions that use Sanskrit phrases as their official mottos.

* Acharya Nagarjuna University - satye sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam / सत्ये सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् / satye sarvaM pratiShThitam (Everything is established in truth)
* All India Institute of Medical Sciences - śarīramādyaṃ khalu dharmasādhanam / शरीरमाद्यं खलु धर्मसाधनम् / shareeramAdyaM khalu dharmasAdhanam (Body alone is the instrument of doing all duties/deeds, Kumarsambhavam)
* Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham \- śraddhāvān labhate jñānam / श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानम् / shraddhAvAn labhate GYaanam (Reverent attains wisdom, Rigveda[citation needed])
* Andhra University - tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu (May our knowledge become brilliant)
* Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University- tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu (May our knowledge become brilliant)[1]
* Banaras Hindu University - Vidyayā'mritamașnute / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते / vidyayA amRRitaM ashnute (Eat nectar through knowledge, i.e. be immortal through knowledge)
* Banasthali Vidyapith - sā vidyā yā vimuktaye / सा विद्या या विमुक्तये / sA vidyA yA vimuktaye (That is knowledge which liberates)
* Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan -  amrita tu vidya  / (Knowledge is nectar)
* Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi - sā vidyā yā vimuktaye / सा विद्या या विमुक्तये / sA vidyA yA vimuktaye (That is knowledge which liberates)
* Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Kalinga Vihar, Rourkela, Odisha, India - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (excellence in action is yoga)
* Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani - jñānaṃ paramaṃ balam / ज्ञानं परमं बलम् / GYaanaM paramaM balam (Knowledge is the supreme power)
* Haryana Board of School Education \- tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya ((Lead us) From Darkness to Light)[2]
* Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth \- विद्यया रक्षिता संस्कृतिः सर्वदा। Knowledge protects culture forever; संस्कृतेर्मानवाः संस्कृता भूरिदा:।। Cultured people share abundantly.
* Central Board of Secondary Education \- asato ma sad gamaya / असतो मा सद्गमय / asato mA sadgamaya ((Lead us) From Untruth to Truth)
* Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology - swayam tejaswin bhava(Be self-enlightened)
* Cochin University of Science and Technology - tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu (May our knowledge become brilliant)[3]
* College of Engineering, Trivandrum - karma jyayoghya karmanah
* Delhi University - niṣṭhā dhṛtiḥ satyam / निष्ठा धृतिः सत्यम् / niShThA dhRRitiH satyam (Reverent dedication grasps truth)
* De Nobili Schools - vidya dadāti vinayam / विद्या ददाति विनयम् (Education gives humility)
* Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya - dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt / धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् / dhiyo yo naH prachodayaat (May (the divine savitA) propel our intellect)
* G.B. Pant Engg College (GBPEC) Pauri - tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya ((Lead us) From Darkness to Light)
* GCE, Keonjhar, Odisha - jnanam anantam / ज्ञानं अनन्तम् / jnanam anantam (Knowledge is infinite) [4]
* Gujarat National Law University - ā no bhadrāḥ kratavo yantu viśvataḥ (1.89.1 rigveda) / आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः / A no bhadraaH kratavo yantu vishvataH (Let good (thoughts) come from everywhere, from all the world
* Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology - jñānaḿ vijñāna-sahitaḿ / ज्ञानं विज्ञान सहितम् (Realized knowledge)[5]
* Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University -  ज्योतिवृ्णीत तमसो विजानऩ /jyotivranit tamso vijajnam
* Gyanm College of Competitions, Chandigarh -  ज्ञानम सर्वोत्तम सम्पदा /Gyanm Sarvottam Sampada
* Hans Raj College -  तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya
* Himachal Pradesh University- शस्त्रे शास्त्रे च कौशलम् / shastre shaastre cha kaushalam
* Hidayatullah National Law University -  धर्म संस्थापनार्थम / Dharma Sansthapanartham (for the sake of establishing the primacy of the laws of eternal value).
* Hooghly Collegiate School - tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya ((Lead us) From Darkness to Light)
* Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (excellence in action is yoga)
* Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur - tvan gyaanamayo vigyaanamayo asi / त्वं ज्ञानमयो विज्ञानमयो असि/ twam gyanmayo vigyanmayo asi (You are the entire Knowledge and Science)
* Indian Institute of Technology Bombay - jñānaṃ paramaṃ dhyeyam / ज्ञानं परमं ध्येयम् / GYaanaM paramaM dhyeyam (knowledge is the supreme goal)
* Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur - tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya ((Lead me) From Darkness to Light)
* Indian Institute of Technology Madras - siddhirbhavati karmajā / सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा / siddhirbhavati karmajA (success is born of action)
* Indian Institute of Technology Patna - vidyarthi labhate vidyam / विद्यार्थी लभते विद्याम / vidyarthi labhate vidyam (One who aspires wisdom, attains it)
* Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee - śramam vinā na kimapi sādhyam / श्रमम् विना न किमपि साध्यम् / shramam vinA na kimapi sAdhyam (Without effort nothing is possible)
* Indian Institute of Technology Ropar - dhiyo yo na prachodyat (Guide in the right direction)
* Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur - uttiṣṭha jāgrata prāpya varānnibodhata / उत्तिष्ठ जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत / uttiShTha jAgrata prApya varAnnibodhata (arise, awake, obtaining worthy (teachers), Know (the truth))
* Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad - vidyā viniyogāt vikāsaḥ / विद्या विनियोगात् विकासः / vidyA viniyogAt vikAsaH (Progress comes from proper application of knowledge)
* Indian Institute of Management Bangalore - tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu (May our knowledge become brilliant)
* Indian Institute of Management Indore - siddhi moolam prabandhanam/सिद्धिमुलम प्रबंधनम/ (Achievement is Rooted in Management)
* Indian Institute of Management Lucknow - suprabandhe rashtra samriddhi/सुप्रबन्धे राष्ट्र समृद्धि/ (Better Management for a Better Nation)
* Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
* Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior - viśvajīvanāmṛtam jñānam / विश्वजीवनामृतम् ज्ञानम् / vishvajeevanAmRRitam GYaanam (Knowledge is the nectar of Life)
* Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal - vidyayā amṛtaṃ aśnute / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते / vidyayA amRRitaM ashnute (Eat nectar through knowledge, i.e. be immortal through knowledge)
* Indian School of Mines Dhanbad - uttiṣṭha jāgrata prāpya varānnibodhata / उत्तिष्ठ जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत / uttiShTha jAgrata prApya varAnnibodhata (Arise, Awake and Learn by approaching excellent teachers)
* Indian Statistical Institute \- bhinneṣvaikyasya darśanam / भिन्नेष्वैक्यस्य दर्शनम् / bhinneShvaikyasya darshanam (See one in many) (even in differences, see the unity). "bhinneShu eva ekyasya darshanam")
* Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - "Ya Aesh Suptaeshu Jagriti / या एष सुप्तेषु जागर्ति / Ya aesh supteshu jagriti" ( One who is awake in those that sleep)
* Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
* Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya -  prajñānam brahma / प्रज्ञानम ब्रह्म / praj~naanam brahma (Knowledge is the Soul)
* Kendriya Vidyalaya - tattvaṃ pūṣanapāvṛṇu / तत्त्वं पूषनपावृणु / tattvaM pUShanapAvRRiNu ((Lord) Remove Thou the Covering (that the Seeker may see the Truth))
* Kurukshetra University - yogastha kuru karmāṇi / योगस्थ कुरु कर्माणि / yogastha kuru karmANi (Do while steadfast in yoga)[6]
* Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, Delhi, India-
* Lady Shri Ram College for Women - sa Vidya va vimuktaye
* Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology,Bhopal - vidhya param bhushnam / विद्या परम भूषणम / ( Education is our soul wealth )
* logy, Gorakhpur - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
* The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara - satyaṃ śivaṃ sundaram / सत्यं शिवं सुन्दरम् / satyaM shivaM sundaram (truth, auspiciousness, beauty)
* Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools - gyanam chetnayam nihitam / ज्ञानं चेतनायां निहितम्  [7]
* Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth-  Knowledge Imparts Immortality / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते
* Malaviya National Institute of Technology - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
* Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication - आ नो भद्राः क्रत वो यन्तु विश्वतः
* Management Development Institute - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
* Manipal University - pragyānam brahm / प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म / pragyānam brahm (Knowledge is the attainment of God)
* Modern School, New Delhi - ""Naimatma Balheenien Labhya"" (Perfection can only be achieved by the strong/The weak cannot achieve perfection)
* Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad - siddhirbhavati karmajā / सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा / siddhirbhavati karmajA (Success is born of action)
* NITS Polytechnic, Jammu - jñānaṃ paramaṃ balam / ज्ञानं परमं बलम् / GYaanaM paramaM balam (Knowledge is the supreme power)
* National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Hatia - udyog vikas/ उद्योग विकास (Industry is Development)
* National Institute of Technology, Durgapur - udyogah purushasya lakshanam / उद्योगः पुरुषस्य लक्षणं / udyogah purushasya lakshanam (Industry is man's objective)
* National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur - Udyamena hi siddhayānti kāryāṇi na manorathaiḥ / उद्यमेन हि सिद्धयान्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः / A goal is achieved through labor, not by desire only (from Nīti Śatakaḥ by Bhartṛhari). Full text: Udyamena hi siddhayānti kāryāṇi na manorathaiḥ| na hī suptasya simhasya mukhe praviśanti mṛgaḥ|| (A goal is achieved through labor, not by desire only. As a deer by himself wouldn't enter the mouth of a sleeping lion.)
* National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra - śramonavarata ceṣṭā ca / श्रमोनवरत चेष्टा च / shramonavarata cheShTA cha (Tireless effort and attempt)
* National Institute of Technology,Raipur - नित्यं यातो शुभोदयं / Nityam Yato Shubhodayam/Let the rise of goodness happen every day
* National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal - तत्पूजा कर्मचाखिलम / Work is worship
* Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology - ā no bhadrāḥ kratavo yantu viśvataḥ (1.89.1 rigveda) / आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः / A no bhadraaH kratavo yantu vishvataH (Let good (thoughts) come from everywhere, from all the world)
* N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research - tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya (Lead us from Darkness to Light)
* National Law School of India University - dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ / धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः / dharmo rakShati rakShitaH (Values protect the protector (of values))
* Osmania University- tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya (Lead us from Darkness to Light)
* Panjab University- tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya (Lead us from Darkness to Light)[8]
* Rajhans Vidyalaya - vidyā vinayena śobhate / विद्या विनयेन शोभते / vidyA vinayena shobhate(Knowledge graces by humility)
* Ramakrishna Mission - ātmano mokṣārthaṃ jagadhitāya ca / आत्मनो मोक्षार्थं जगधिताय च / Atmano mokShArthaM jagadhitAya cha(For one's own salvation, and for the welfare of the world)
* Ranchi University - tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu (May our knowledge become brilliant)
* St. Xavier's School, Bokaro - roopāntarikaraneeyam / रूपांतरीकरणीयं / rOOpantarikaranEEyam (Towards self-transformation)
* Sainik School Rewa - vidyaiva balam / विद्यैव बलम् / vidyaiva balam (Knowledge is Power)
* Sainik School Balachadi - Yog: Karmsu Kaushalam / योग कर्मसु कौशलम्: / Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam (Excellence in Action is Yoga)
* Sainik School, Chittorgarh - na dainyaṃ na palāyanam / न दैन्यं न पलायनम् / na dainyaM na palAyanam (no misery, no running away) (For a soldier, one should not seek mercy nor one should run away from the battlefield)
* Sampurnanand Sanskrit University - Sśrutam me gopāya / श्रुतम् मे गोपाय / shrutam me gopaaya (Let my learning be safe, i.e. let it be fruitful, let me not forget my learning)
* Samrat Ashok Technological Institute - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
* Sanskrit Collegiate School, Kolkata - tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya (From the darkness to light)
* S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai - अमृतं तु विद्या (Knowledge is Nectar)
* Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai - samudyogo hi vishvajita {Diligent Efforts Conquer the World}.
* Symbiosis International University, Pune - Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The world is one family)
* Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning - satyaṃ vada dharmaṃ cara / सत्यं वद धर्मं चर / satyaM vada dharmaM chara (Speak the Truth, Walk the Righteous Path)
* Savitribai Phule Pune University - Yah kriyavan sah panditah / यः क्रियावान स पंण्डितः (Where Actions Prove Knowledge)
* Sri Venkateswara University - Jnānam Samyaga Vekshanam
* Tezpur University - Vijñānaṁ yajñaṁ tanutē / विज्ञानं यज्ञं तनुते / Vijñānaṁ yajñaṁ tanutē (Specialized Knowledge Promotes Creativity)
* Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University - tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya (Lead Us from Darkness to Light)
* University of Calicut - Nirmaya Karmana Sree
* University of Delhi - Nishtā Drithih Satyam
* University of Hyderabad - Sa Vidhya Ya Vimukthaye (Education results in liberation)
* University of Kerala - Karmani Vyajyate Prajna
* University of Mumbai - shilvritphala vidya / शीलवृतफला विद्या/ shilvritphala vidya (The Fruit of Learning is Good Character and Righteous Conduct)
* University of Mysore - na hi jñānena sadṛśam / न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशम् (Nothing is Equal to Knowledge) and satyamEvOddharAmyaham / सत्यमेवोद्धराम्यहम् (I Always Uphold The Truth) [9]
* University of Pune - य: क्रियावान् स पण्डितः / yaH kriyAwAn sa paNDitaH (Learned is the one who is industrious)
* University of Rajasthan - Dharmo Vishwasya Jagatah Pratishtha
* Uttar Pradesh Technical University - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
* Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School - सह वीर्यं करवावहै / saha vIryam karavAvahai (Let the teacher and student together perform great acts of strength)
* Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur - yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (excellence in action is yoga)
* West Bengal Board of Secondary Education - sā vidyā yā vimuktaye / सा विद्या या विमुक्तये / sA vidyA yA vimuktaye (That is knowledge which liberates)
* West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education - vidyayā amṛtaṃ aśnute / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते / vidyayA amRRitaM ashnute (Eat nectar through knowledge, i.e. be immortal through knowledge)
* West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences - Yuktiheena Vicharetu Dharmahnih Prajayate (Judgement Devoid of Logic Destroys Dharma)
* M. J. P. Rohilkhand University- Charaiveti-Charaiveti / चरैवेति-चरैवेति - (Keep moving, keep moving)
* The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society School and Bhawanipur Education Society College- vidyayā amṛtaṃ aśnute / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते / vidyayA amRRitaM ashnute (Eat nectar through knowledge, i.e. be immortal through knowledge)
* Raylaseema University, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh - Vidyaya Vindate Amrutham
* Bhavan's Gangabux Kanoria Vidyamandir Amrita tu Vidya \- (Knowledge is nectar)- Kolkata,West Bengal

## Indonesia

* Sebelas Maret University: Mangesthi Luhur Ambangun Nagara
* Ganesha University of Education: Dharmaning Sajjana Umerdhyaken Vidyaguna
* Mahasaraswati University of Denpasar: GÖNGING MAHÂ PÂTAKA MÛDDHA HETU
* Indonesian Military Academy ("Akmil"): "अधिकाऱ्या महत्व विर्य नगरभक्ति" \- Adhitakarya Mahatvavirya Nagarabhakti (Hard-working Knights Serving Bravery as Nations Hero")
* 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 Academy ("Akpol"): Dharma, Bijaksana, Ksatria ("Best-serviced, Wise and Knightful")
* Police Studies College ("P.T.I.K."): Bhakti-Dharma-Waspada
* Institute of Domestic Governance ("I.P.D.N."): Among Praja Dharma Satya Nagari Bhakti

## Malaysia

* University of Malaya - Ilmu Puncha Kemajuan, a mixture of words from Arabi, Sanskrit and Malay, which means "knowledge is the source of progress".[10]

## Singapore

## Sri Lanka

* University of Colombo \- Buddhi Sarvathra Bhrajate[11] ("Wisdom enlightens")

* University of Moratuwa \- vidyaiva sarvadhanam / विद्यैव सर्वधनम् / vidyaiva sarvadhanam (Knowledge is the greatest wealth)

* University of Peradeniya \- sarvasya locanaṃ śāstram / सर्वस्य लोचनं शास्त्रम् / sarvasya lochanaM shAstram (Science is the eye of all)

* University of Sri Jayewardenepura \- Vijja Uppaththang Settah[12] is Sanskrit for "Science is the Greatest of that which is born"

## Thailand

## See also

* List of Sanskrit universities in India
* List of Sanskrit academic institutes outside India
* List of institutions with Sanskrit mottos
* List of Sanskrit loanwords in English
* List of Sanskrit loanwords in Hindi
* List of Sanskrit loanwords in Indonesian
* List of Sanskrit loanwords in Tagalog
* List of Sanskrit inscriptions in the Malay world
* List of historic Sanskrit texts
* List of Sanskrit Buddhist literature
* List of legendary creatures in Sanskrit Hindu mythology
* List of Sanskrit poets
* List of languages by first written accounts
* Sanskrit Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ "Sanskrit phrases as purvanchal university motto". tejasvi naavadhiitamastu
2. ↑ http://www.bseh.org.in | Board of School Education Haryana, Bhiwani
3. ↑ "The University: About CUSAT". http://www.cusat.nic.in/about-univ.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
4. ↑ http://www.gcekjr.ac.in | Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Odisha
5. ↑ http://www.gjust.ac.in | Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana
6. ↑ http://www.kuk.ac.in | Kurukshetra University, Haryana
7. ↑ http://www.maharishividyamandir.com
8. ↑ http://www.puchd.ac.in | Panjab University, Chandigarh
9. ↑ "Emblem | University of Mysore". http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/emblem. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
10. ↑ Motto, University of Malaya.
11. ↑ University of Colombo website
12. ↑ USJ motto, USJ.

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