s. m, Corrupted from the Sanskrit word Bháṇḍak. A household vessel, a dish, a pot, a pan:—sakhná ate halká bháṇḍá bahut, or bahúṇ khaṛake, or khaṛkdá hai. An empty or light vessel makes a great noise.—Prov. used of noisy fools. (Empty vessels make most sound);—(M.) A government granary. Under the Sikh government, large domed buildings called Bháṉḍás, were erected at the head-quarters of the Districts (Kárdárs) in which grain paid in as revenue was stored. Part of the work of the local officers was to sell this grain by auction at the Bháṇḍás.