adjective
as much as; as many as; as far as
Yāvataka (adjective) [from yāva, as tāvataka from tāva] as much as, as many as, as far as, whatever; usually in correlation with tāvataka e.g. Vin I 83 (yāvataka ... t.); D II 18 (y. kāyo t. vyāmo); Nidd II §235 3 m (y°ṃ ñeyyaṃ t°ṃ ñāṇaṃ); or similarly M I 397 (y. kathā-sallāpo ... sabbaṃ taṃ ...); Pv-a 103 (yāvatakā = yāvanto). feminine yāvatikā: yāvatikā gati tāvatikaṃ gantvā A I 112; y. nāgassa bhūmi as far as there was ground for the elephant D I 50; similarly: y. yānassa bhikkhu as far as the carriage-road D I 89, 106, 108; y. ñāṇassa bhikkhu Nett 25.
(adj, adj, from yāvatā) as much as; as long as; as big as; as far as as much as, as many as, as far as Construction: yāva + tā + ka yāvatā + ka