This is the 13784th most frequent Polish word.
pognano
"Pognano" means "herded" or "driven" (as in animals or people being driven/moved).
The word 'pognano' in this sentence signifies an action of herding or driving animals towards a specific location.
Pasterze pognano owce na pastwisko.
The shepherds drove the sheep to the pasture.
Here 'pognano' is used metaphorically to describe forcing people to move to a harsh situation under authoritative rules.
Z obozu więźniów pognano na ciężkie roboty.
The prisoners were driven from the camp to hard labor.
In this case, 'pognano' refers to actively moving or pushing opposing forces away from a position.