It originally comes from a famous fable by Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani of the same name. According to this fable, once upon a time there lived a king with thirty sons. One day, when he was dying, he called his sons and asked them to bring arrows. Then king asked them to break the arrows one by one, and the sons did. The king then asked them to break the arrows all at once, and they could not. The king said: "Teach O my sons from this fact, that there is ‘strength in unity.’ If you are together, an enemy cannot do you wrong, but if you are divided, victory will be on their side."
The problem of unity is very real for the Georgian state, exemplified by the ongoing Russian occupations of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and thus was likely a factor in the decision to make the phrase the national motto.
dzala, ertobashia, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, when, re. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dzala ertobashia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dzala ertobashia Georgian ძალა ერთობაშია pronounced dzɑlɑ ɛɾtʰɔbɑʃiɑ Strength is in Unity is the official motto of Georgia Coat of arms of Georgia It originally comes from a famous fable by Sulkhan Saba Orbeliani of the same name According to this fable once upon a time there lived a king with thirty sons One day when he was dying he called his sons and asked them to bring arrows Then king asked them to break the arrows one by one and the sons did The king then asked them to break the arrows all at once and they could not The king said Teach O my sons from this fact that there is strength in unity If you are together an enemy cannot do you wrong but if you are divided victory will be on their side The problem of unity is very real for the Georgian state exemplified by the ongoing Russian occupations of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and thus was likely a factor in the decision to make the phrase the national motto Usage elsewhere EditVersions of this phrase are the national mottos of Belgium Bulgaria and Haiti and also formerly in the historical Traansvaal Union of South Africa as Ex Unitate Vires and Malaya There is a popular legend in Bulgaria about Kubrat ruler of Great Bulgaria who also gave his sons the same advice by the same example See also Edit Georgia portalThe Old Man and his Sons Skilurus a legendary Scythian king who asked his sons to break a bundle of arrows Ex Unitate Vires Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dzala ertobashia amp oldid 1110994074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
