Source: https://jugti.com/kosh/words/dil-behlauna/ ਦ [Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/)/[Words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/)/Saying Word # ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ dil behlauna Say it**DIL bih-LAAO-na**Type**Saying**Shahmukhiدل بہلاؤنا In short To entertain the heart, to console yourself, to find small comforts that keep sorrow at bay. ## How it's used 1. 1ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਖੇਡ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾ ਲੈਂਦੀ ਹੈ।Playing with the children, she keeps her spirits up. 2. 2ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਸੈਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਕਲ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।To lift his mood, he goes out for a walk. 3. 3ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ ਵੀ ਇੱਕ ਕਲਾ ਹੈ।Consoling one's own heart is an art in itself. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ-ਭਰਿਆ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਦੁੱਖ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਲ ਨੂੰ ਤਸੱਲੀ ਦੇਣਾ। ਜਦੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੱਡਾ ਦੁੱਖ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਦੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸਗੋਂ ਸਾਥ ਹੈ। ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਜੀਣਾ ਸਿਖਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਨਾ ਕਿ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਦੂਰ ਕਰਨਾ। ਵਿੱਛੋੜੇ ਦੇ ਗੀਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਗੱਲ ਅਕਸਰ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ## Literal meaning Dil is the heart, behlauna is to amuse, divert, or console. The literal image is of keeping the heart occupied, giving it small pleasures and distractions so it does not sink into grief. It is self-care in its oldest form: the heart tended like a restless child, kept busy so it does not cry. ## What it really means The saying means to console oneself, to take comfort in small things during hard times. A widow keeps herself busy with grandchildren; a failed student distracts himself with games, each is 'entertaining the heart'. It is honest about its limits. Behlauna does not cure grief; it keeps it company. The phrase admits that sometimes comfort, not solution, is all that is available. ## Cultural context Punjabi culture understands grief as something to be lived with rather than solved, and this phrase is part of that wisdom. After funerals, families deliberately keep busy, cooking, hosting, working, to keep their hearts diverted. It appears in songs of separation, where the singer lists the small things with which the heart is kept: the fields, the friends, the memories. The comfort is modest, and that modesty is its truth. ## What does dil behlauna mean in Punjabi? The dictionary gives its short meaning as "To console one's heart; cheer up". ## How is dil behlauna used in a sentence? The entry gives this example: ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਖੇਡ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾ ਲੈਂਦੀ ਹੈ।, "Playing with the children, she keeps her spirits up.". Another example from the entry: ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਸੈਰ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਕਲ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।, "To lift his mood, he goes out for a walk.". ## How do you pronounce dil behlauna? The pronunciation hint given in the entry is "DIL bih-LAAO-na". ## What is the Shahmukhi spelling of dil behlauna? The entry gives the Shahmukhi spelling as دل بہلاؤنا. ## ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ? ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ-ਭਰਿਆ ਮੁਹਾਵਰਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਦੁੱਖ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਿਲ ਨੂੰ ਤਸੱਲੀ ਦੇਣਾ। ## ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ ਦੀ ਵਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਮਿਸਾਲ ਦਿਓ? ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਖੇਡ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾ ਲੈਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ## ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਣਾ ਬਾਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਰ ਕੀ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ? ਜਦੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੱਡਾ ਦੁੱਖ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤਾਂ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਦਿਲ ਬਹਿਲਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਦੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਜ ਨਹੀਂ, ਸਗੋਂ ਸਾਥ ਹੈ। ## Related words [ਗਮghamSorrow; grief](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/gham/)[ਰੋਣਾronaTo cry; to weep](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/rona/) 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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