भोगना (bhognaa)
verb
A verb centered on 'undergoing' or 'experiencing' something, usually the consequences of one's actions or a stretch of time/suffering; it also has a more neutral sense of enjoying or partaking of something (especially food/pleasures), and appears in the fixed devotional/ritual phrase for offering food to a deity.
Sense
1
:
to undergo, suffer the consequences of
verb, transitive Commonly takes an abstract object like कर्मों का फल (karmon kaa phal, 'the fruit of one's deeds') or सज़ा (sazaa, 'punishment'), reflecting the karmic framing of consequences as something one must 'consume' over time.
Synonyms: सहना (sahnaa), झेलना (jhelnaa)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This sense is deeply tied to the Hindu idea of karma: elders will say कर्मों का फल भोगना पड़ता है (karmon kaa phal bhognaa padtaa hai, 'one must bear the fruit of one's deeds') as a kind of moral reassurance or warning. It's the verb you hear in serious, reflective conversation, not casual chit-chat about a bad day.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for सहना (sahnaa) or झेलना (jhelnaa) in every context, but भोगना (bhognaa) carries a specific flavor of 'reaping what was sown' -- it is the natural verb when talking about karma, fate, or a prison sentence, and sounds odd for a one-off physical pain like a headache.
Sample Sentences:
कर्मों का फल हर किसी को भोगना पड़ता है।
Everyone has to bear the fruit of their own deeds.
(karmon kaa phal har kisii ko bhognaa padtaa hai।)
उसने अपने किए की सजा पूरी उम्र भोगी।
He suffered the punishment for his actions his whole life.
(usne apne kie kii sajaa poorii umr bhogii।)
अगर तुमने झूठ बोला तो इसके परिणाम भोगने होंगे।
If you lied, you will have to bear the consequences of it.
(agar tumne jhooth bolaa to iske parinaam bhogne honge।)
काश उसे अपनी गलतियों का फल न भोगना पड़ता।
If only he hadn't had to bear the fruit of his own mistakes.
(kaash use apnii galtiyon kaa phal n bhognaa padtaa।)
जो बीज तुम बोओगे, वही फल तुम्हें भोगना पड़ेगा।
Whatever seed you sow, you will have to bear that very fruit.
(jo biij tum booge, vahii phal tumhen bhognaa padegaa।)
पापों का दंड इस जन्म में न भोगा जाए तो अगले जन्म में भोगना पड़ता है, ऐसा माना जाता है।
It is believed that if the punishment for sins is not endured in this life, it must be endured in the next.
(paapon kaa dand is janm men n bhogaa jaae to agle janm men bhognaa padtaa hai, aisaa maanaa jaataa hai।)
बुजुर्ग कहते हैं कि हर कर्म का फल भोगना ही पड़ता है, चाहे देर से हो।
Elders say that one must bear the fruit of every deed, even if late.
(bujurg kahte hain ki har karm kaa phal bhognaa hii padtaa hai, chaahe der se ho।)
उस गद्दारी का दुख उसे सालों तक भोगना पड़ा।
He had to endure the pain of that betrayal for years.
(us gaddaarii kaa dukh use saalon tak bhognaa padaa।)
अपने पिछले फैसलों का बोझ वह चुपचाप भोग रहा है।
He is silently bearing the burden of his past decisions.
(apne pichhle phaislon kaa bojh vah chupchaap bhog rahaa hai।)
यह दुख हमें अपने ही कर्मों के कारण भोगना पड़ रहा है।
We are having to bear this suffering because of our own deeds.
(yah dukh hamen apne hii karmon ke kaaran bhognaa pad rahaa hai।)
Sense
2
:
to enjoy, partake of (pleasures, comforts)
verb, transitive
Synonyms: उपभोग करना (upbhog karnaa, more formal), आनंद लेना (aanand lenaa)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: You'll hear this in slightly formal or reflective speech about enjoying life's comforts, e.g. सुख भोगना (sukh bhognaa, 'to enjoy comforts/happiness') -- it frames pleasure the same way the other sense frames suffering, as something consumed or lived through rather than actively sought.
Common Mistakes: 1) This sense sits close to the 'suffering' sense in meaning-space -- both are about 'undergoing' an experience -- so context (pleasant vs. painful) is what tells a learner which reading is meant, since the verb form itself doesn't change.
Sample Sentences:
इंसान को अपने किए हुए कर्मों का फल भोगना पड़ता है, चाहे अच्छा हो या बुरा।
A person has to partake of the fruits of their actions, whether good or bad.
(insaan ko apne kie hue karmon kaa phal bhognaa padtaa hai, chaahe achchhaa ho yaa buraa।)
उन्होंने जीवन में हर तरह का सुख भोगा।
He enjoyed every kind of comfort in his life.
(unhonne jiivan men har tarah kaa sukh bhogaa।)
जो सुख हमें मिला है, उसे शांति से भोगना चाहिए।
Whatever comfort we have received, we should enjoy it peacefully.
(jo sukh hamen milaa hai, use shaanti se bhognaa chaahie।)
वह अपनी संपत्ति के सुखों को अकेले ही भोगता रहा।
He kept on enjoying the comforts of his wealth all alone.
(vah apnii sampatti ke sukhon ko akele hii bhogtaa rahaa।)
काश हम भी वैसा वैभव भोगते।
If only we too could have enjoyed such splendor.
(kaash ham bhii vaisaa vaibhav bhogte।)
यह सुख भोगने का समय है, चिंता करने का नहीं।
This is a time to enjoy comforts, not to worry.
(yah sukh bhogne kaa samay hai, chintaa karne kaa nahiin।)
राजा ने वर्षों तक राज्य के ऐश्वर्य को भोगा।
The king partook of the kingdom's splendor for years.
(raajaa ne varshon tak raajy ke aishvary ko bhogaa।)
जीवन के सुख भोगे बिना भी वह संतुष्ट रहता है।
Even without partaking of life's comforts, he remains content.
(jiivan ke sukh bhoge binaa bhii vah santusht rahtaa hai।)
जो सुख तुमने भोगे हैं, वे सबको नहीं मिलते।
Not everyone gets to enjoy the comforts that you have enjoyed.
(jo sukh tumne bhoge hain, ve sabko nahiin milte।)
Sense
3
:
to offer food to a deity (ritual)
verb, transitive Almost always appears as the fixed phrase भोग लगाना (bhog lagaanaa) rather than भोगना (bhognaa) alone in this ritual sense; included here because the root meaning of 'offering/consumption by the deity' is directly tied to this verb.
Synonyms: भोग लगाना (bhog lagaanaa, fixed devotional phrase)
Frequency: devotional
Cultural Note: This is the verb behind भोग (bhog), the food offered to a deity before it's distributed as प्रसाद (prasaad); you'll hear it at temples and during daily पूजा (poojaa) when someone says भगवान को भोग लगाओ (bhagvaan ko bhog lagaao, 'offer the food to God').
Sample Sentences:
पुजारी रोज़ सुबह भगवान को भोग भोगाते हैं।
The priest offers bhog to God every morning.
(pujaarii roz subah bhagvaan ko bhog bhogaate hain।)
पहले भगवान को भोग लगाओ, फिर प्रसाद बाँटो।
First offer the food to God, then distribute the prasad.
(pahle bhagvaan ko bhog lagaao, phir prasaad baanto।)
माँ ने कल दुर्गा जी को खीर भोगाई थी।
Mother had offered kheer to Durga ji yesterday.
(maan ne kal durgaa jii ko khiir bhogaaii thii।)
आरती से पहले फल भगवान को भोगाया जाता है।
Before the aarti, fruit is offered to God.
(aartii se pahle phal bhagvaan ko bhogaayaa jaataa hai।)
वह हर त्योहार पर ठाकुर जी को मिठाई भोगाती है।
She offers sweets to Thakur ji on every festival.
(vah har tyohaar par thaakur jii ko mithaaii bhogaatii hai।)
पंडित जी बोले, अभी भोग नहीं लगाया गया है, थोड़ी देर रुको।
The pandit said, the bhog hasn't been offered yet, wait a little while.
(pandit jii bole, abhii bhog nahiin lagaayaa gayaa hai, thodii der ruko।)
जब तक भगवान को भोग नहीं भोगाया जाता, कोई प्रसाद नहीं खाता।
Until the bhog is offered to God, no one eats the prasad.
(jab tak bhagvaan ko bhog nahiin bhogaayaa jaataa, koii prasaad nahiin khaataa।)
अम्मा चाहती हैं कि आज लड्डू भगवान को भोगाए जाएँ।
Grandmother wants that the laddus be offered to God today.
(ammaa chaahtii hain ki aaj laddoo bhagvaan ko bhogaae jaaen।)
यदि विधिवत भोग भोगाया जाता, तो पूजा सम्पूर्ण मानी जाती।
If the bhog had been offered properly, the puja would have been considered complete.
(yadi vidhivat bhog bhogaayaa jaataa, to poojaa sampoorn maanii jaatii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
भोगना
(bhognaa)
infinitive oblique:
भोगने
(bhogne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
भोगता
(bhogtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
भोगते
(bhogte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
भोगती
(bhogtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
भोगतीं
(bhogtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
भोग रहा
(bhog rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
भोग रहे
(bhog rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
भोग रही
(bhog rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
भोग रहीं
(bhog rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
भोगा
(bhogaa)
perfective (pl.m):
भोगे
(bhoge)
perfective (sg.f):
भोगी
(bhogii)
perfective (pl.f):
भोगीं
(bhogiin)
imperative (informal):
भोग
(bhog)
imperative (neutral):
भोगो
(bhogo)
imperative (formal):
भोगिए
(bhogie)
future (1sg.m):
भोगूँगा
(bhogoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
भोगूँगी
(bhogoongii)
future (1pl.m):
भोगेंगे
(bhogenge)
future (1pl.f):
भोगेंगी
(bhogengii)
future (2sg.m):
भोगेगा
(bhogegaa)
future (2sg.f):
भोगेगी
(bhogegii)
future (2pl.m):
भोगोगे
(bhogoge)
future (2pl.f):
भोगोगी
(bhogogii)
future (3sg.m):
भोगेगा
(bhogegaa)
future (3sg.f):
भोगेगी
(bhogegii)
future (3pl.m):
भोगेंगे
(bhogenge)
future (3pl.f):
भोगेंगी
(bhogengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
भोगूँ
(bhogoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
भोगें
(bhogen)
subjunctive (2sg):
भोगे
(bhoge)
subjunctive (2pl):
भोगो
(bhogo)
subjunctive (3sg):
भोगे
(bhoge)
subjunctive (3pl):
भोगें
(bhogen)