Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dam-sadhna/ ਦ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Saying Word # ਦਮ ਸਾਧਣਾ dam sadhna Say it**DUM SAADH-na**Type**Saying** In short To hold the breath and go perfectly still, waiting, hiding, or listening with total concentration. ## How it's used 1. 1ਚੋਰ ਦਮ ਸਾਧ ਕੇ ਕੋਠੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੁਕਿਆ ਰਿਹਾ।The thief hid in the room, holding his breath. 2. 2ਉਹ ਦਮ ਸਾਧ ਕੇ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਦਾ ਰਿਹਾ।He waited motionless for the prey. 3. 3ਦਮ ਸਾਧ ਲਓ, ਕੋਈ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।Stay still and quiet; someone is coming. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਦਮ ਸਾਧਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਚਿਤਰਾਤਮਕ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਸਾਹ ਰੋਕ ਕੇ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ। ਜਦੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਲੁਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਦਮ ਸਾਧ ਕੇ ਬੈਠਦਾ ਹੈ, ਨਾ ਹਿੱਲਦਾ ਹੈ, ਨਾ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਹੈ। ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਦੇ ਜੀਵਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਹ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਸੀ। ਯੋਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਸਾਹ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਧਣਾ ਧਿਆਨ ਦਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਵੇਖਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Literal meaning Dam is breath, sadhna is to hold or restrain. The literal act is holding your breath, the body frozen, the chest still, not a sound escaping. It is what hunted animals and hiding children do: become nothing, make no ripple, wait. ## What it really means The saying means to stay perfectly still and silent, usually while waiting or hiding. A thief holds his breath in the dark; a student holds hers when the teacher scans the room; a hunter holds his when the prey approaches. It can also mean patient endurance, holding your breath through a difficult time, staying still until the danger passes. The stillness is strategic, not passive. ## Cultural context This muhavra belongs to the world of village life, where hiding games, hunting, and evading trouble were daily realities. Its imagery is physical and immediate. It also appears in spiritual contexts: the yogi stills the breath in meditation, and folk tales describe heroes holding their breath to slip past demons. Stillness, in Punjabi imagination, is a form of power. ## What does dam sadhna mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "To hold one's breath; stay still". ## How is dam sadhna used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਚੋਰ ਦਮ ਸਾਧ ਕੇ ਕੋਠੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੁਕਿਆ ਰਿਹਾ।, "The thief hid in the room, holding his breath.". Another example from the entry: ਉਹ ਦਮ ਸਾਧ ਕੇ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਦਾ ਰਿਹਾ।, "He waited motionless for the prey.". ## How do you pronounce dam sadhna? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "DUM SAADH-na". ## Where would you hear dam sadhna used? The entry lists its usage as "Everyday speech". ## ਦਮ ਸਾਧਣਾ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਦਮ ਸਾਧਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਚਿਤਰਾਤਮਕ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਸਾਹ ਰੋਕ ਕੇ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ। ## ਦਮ ਸਾਧਣਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਚੋਰ ਦਮ ਸਾਧ ਕੇ ਕੋਠੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੁਕਿਆ ਰਿਹਾ। ## ਦਮ ਸਾਧਣਾ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਜਦੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਲੁਕਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਦਮ ਸਾਧ ਕੇ ਬੈਠਦਾ ਹੈ, ਨਾ ਹਿੱਲਦਾ ਹੈ, ਨਾ ਬੋਲਦਾ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਪਿੰਡpindVillage](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/pind/)[ਚੁੱਪ ਵੱਟਣਾchupp vattnaTo fall silent; hold one's tongue](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chupp-vattna/) Sources (3) 1. Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha 2. Punjabi University Punjabi-English Dictionary 3. Punjabi Muhavre Kosh (idiom collections), Punjabi University, Patiala [Report a correction](https://jugti.com/corrections/) **Jugti is free and independent.** Reader support keeps the Kosh growing. 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