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Senior Citizens and Pension
अभिवादनशीलस्य नित्यं वृद्धोपसेविनः। चत्वारि तस्य वर्धन्ते आयुर्विद्या यशो बलम्॥
Abhivadanashilasya nityam vriddhopasevinah; chatvari tasya vardhante ayur vidya yasho balam

For one who respects and serves the elders, four things grow: life, learning, fame and strength.

Manusmriti 2.121
Agriculture and Farmers
अन्नं ब्रह्मेति व्यजानात्
Annam brahmeti vyajanat

He knew that food is Brahman.

Taittiriya Upanishad 3.2
Water Resources
आपो हि ष्ठा मयोभुवः
Apo hi shtha mayobhuvah

O Waters, you are indeed the givers of well-being.

Rigveda 10.9.1
Tourism
अतिथि देवो भवः
Atithi Devo Bhava

The guest is God.

Taittiriya Upanishad 1.11
Transport and Railways
चरैवेति चरैवेति
Charaiveti Charaiveti

Keep moving, keep moving.

Aitareya Brahmana 7.15
Parliament
धर्मचक्र-प्रवर्तनाय
Dharma-chakra-pravartanaya

For setting in motion the wheel of Dharma.

Inscribed in the Lok Sabha chamber.
Law and Order
धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः
Dharmo rakshati rakshitah

Dharma protects those who protect it.

Manusmriti 8.15; Mahabharata
Culture and Heritage
जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी
Janani janmabhumishcha svargadapi gariyasi

Mother and motherland are greater than heaven itself.

Popularly attributed to Sri Rama in the Ramayana
Labour and Employment
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन
Karmanye vadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadachana

You have a right to your actions alone, never to their fruits.

Bhagavad Gita 2.47
Environment
माता भूमिः पुत्रोऽहं पृथिव्याः
Mata bhumih putro aham prithivyah

The Earth is my mother and I am her child.

Atharvaveda 12.1.12
Defence
नभः स्पृशं दीप्तम्
Nabhah sprisham diptam

Touch the sky with glory.

Bhagavad Gita 11.24. Motto of the Indian Air Force.
Governance and Panchayati Raj
प्रजासुखे सुखं राज्ञः प्रजानां च हिते हितम्
Prajasukhe sukham rajnah prajanam cha hite hitam

In the happiness of the subjects lies the ruler happiness; in their welfare, his welfare.

Kautilya Arthashastra 1.19
Culture and Heritage
प्रतिपच्चन्द्रलेखेव वर्धिष्णुर्विश्ववन्दिता। शाहसूनोः शिवस्यैषा मुद्रा भद्राय राजते॥
Pratipach-chandra-lekheva vardhishnur vishva-vandita; Shahasunoh Shivasyaisha mudra bhadraya rajate

Like the crescent moon of the first lunar day, this seal of Shivaji, son of Shahaji, grows and is revered by the world, and shines for the welfare of the people.

Royal seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Social Justice
समानो मन्त्रः समितिः समानी
Samano mantrah samitih samani

Let our counsel be common and our assembly one.

Rigveda 10.191.3
Health and Family Welfare
सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः। सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद्दुःखभाग्भवेत्॥
Sarve bhavantu sukhinah sarve santu niramayah; sarve bhadrani pashyantu ma kashchid duhkha-bhag-bhavet

May all be happy, may all be free from illness, may all see what is auspicious, may no one suffer.

Traditional Shanti Mantra
Government of India
सत्यमेव जयते
Satyam eva jayate

Truth alone triumphs.

Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6. National motto of India.
Defence
शं नो वरुणः
Sham no Varunah

May the Lord of the Waters be auspicious unto us.

Yajurveda. Motto of the Indian Navy.
Finance and Revenue
सुखस्य मूलं धर्मः। धर्मस्य मूलमर्थः॥
Sukhasya mulam dharmah; dharmasya mulam arthah

The root of happiness is dharma; the root of dharma is wealth.

Chanakya Sutra
Science and Technology
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya

Lead me from darkness to light.

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28
Skill Development
उद्यमेन हि सिध्यन्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः
Udyamena hi sidhyanti karyani na manorathaih

Tasks are accomplished by effort, not by mere wishes.

Hitopadesha
External Affairs
वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

The world is one family.

Maha Upanishad 6.71
Defence
वयं रक्षामः
Vayam rakshamah

We protect.

Motto of the Indian Coast Guard.
Education
विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद्याति पात्रताम्। पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम्॥
Vidya dadati vinayam vinayad yati patratam; patratvad dhanam apnoti dhanad dharmam tatah sukham

Knowledge gives humility; from humility comes worthiness; from worthiness wealth; from wealth good deeds, and thereby happiness.

Hitopadesha
Culture and Heritage
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्॥
Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati Bharata; abhyutthanam adharmasya tadatmanam srijamy aham

Whenever dharma declines and unrighteousness rises, O Bharata, I manifest myself.

Bhagavad Gita 4.7 (Sri Krishna to Arjuna)
Supreme Court and Judiciary
यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः
Yato Dharmas Tato Jayah

Where there is Dharma, there is victory.

Mahabharata. Motto of the Supreme Court of India.
Women and Child Development
यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः
Yatra naryastu pujyante ramante tatra devatah

Where women are honoured, there the gods delight.

Manusmriti 3.56