List of educational institutions with Sanskrit mottos

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)
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, Goa - Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye / सा विद्या या विमुक्तये (Knowledge is that which liberates)
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
Ramchandrapur High School HS दाने नैव क्षयं याति - Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur, 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

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http://www.gcekjr.ac.in | Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Odisha
http://www.gjust.ac.in | Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana
http://www.kuk.ac.in | Kurukshetra University, Haryana
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Motto, University of Malaya.
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USJ motto, USJ.

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[1] "Sanskrit phrases as purvanchal university motto". tejasvi naavadhiitamastu

[2] ttp://www.bseh.org.in | Board of School Education Haryana, Bhiwani

[3] "The University: About CUSAT". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-09-26.

[4] ttp://www.gcekjr.ac.in | Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, Odisha

[5] ttp://www.gjust.ac.in | Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana

[6] ttp://www.kuk.ac.in | Kurukshetra University, Haryana

[7] ttp://www.maharishividyamandir.com

[8] ttp://www.puchd.ac.in | Panjab University, Chandigarh

[9] "Emblem | University of Mysore". University of Mysore. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

[10] Motto, University of Malaya.

[11] University of Colombo website

[12] USJ motto, USJ.