pāraṇam (p. 311) --பாரணை, s. Eating, taking food, a dignified form of expression, உண் கை. 2. Eating or drinking at the close of a fast; sometimes also before. உபவாச மிருந்துண்கை. W. p. 528. PARAN'A. பாரணம்பண்ண, inf. To eat, said respectfully of a great or sacred person. 2. To take food after a fast. 81) *