yAvat a. ( tI f. )(As a correlative of tAvat ) 1 As much as, as many as, ( yAvat standing for ‘as’ and tAvat for ‘as much or as many’); pure tAvaMtamevAsya tanoti ravirAtapaM . dIrGikAkamalonmezo yAvanmAtreRa sADyataM Ku. 2. 33 ; te tu yAvaMta evAjO tAvAMSca dadfSe sa tEH R. 12. 45 , 17. 17. 2 As great; as large, how great or large yAvAnarTa udapAne sarvataH saMplutodake . tAvAnsarvezu vedezu brAhmaRasya vijAnataH Bg. 2. 46 , 18. 55. 3 All, whole (where the two together have the sense of totality or sAkalya ); yAvad dattaM tAvadBuktaM G. M. — ind. 1 Used by itself yAvat has the following senses; ( a ) as far as, for, up to, till; (with acc. ); stanyatya gaM yAvatputrayoraMvekzasva U. 7 ; kiyaMtamavaDiM yAvadasmaccaritaM citrakAreRAliKitaM U. 1 ; sarpakowaraM yAvat Pt. 1. ( b ) just, then, in the meantime (denoting an action intended to be done immediately); tadyAbat gfhiRImAhUya saMgItakamanutizWAmi Ś. 1 ; yAvadimAM CAyAmASritya pratipAlayAmi Ś. 3. ( c ) As much as. ( d ) That, in order that. ( e ) Even, just. 2 Used correlatively yAvat and tAvat have these senses:- ( a ) as long as so long as; yAvadbittopArjanaSaktastAvannijaparivAro raktaH Moha M. 8 ( b ) as soon as, scarcely-when, no sooner-than; ekasya duHKasya na yAvadaMtaM gacCAmi… tAvaddvitIyaM samupasTitaM me H. 1. 204 ; Me. 105 ; Ku. 3. 72. ( c ) while, by the time; ASramavAsino yAvadavekzyAhamupAvarte tAvadArdrapfzWAH kriyaMtAM vAjinaH Ś. 1 ; often with na when yAvanna is translated by ‘before’; yAvadete saraso notpataMti tAvadeteByaH pravfttiravagamayitavyA V. 4. ( d ) when, as (= yadA ); yAvadutTAya nirIkzate tAvadDaMso'valokitaH H. 3. Comp. — aMtaM , — aMtAya ind. upto the end, to the last. — arTa a. corresponding to requirement, as many as may be required to convey the meaning (said of words); yAvadarTapadAM vA mevamAdA ya ( pb ) mADavaH virarAma Śi. 2. 13. — (rTaM) ind. 1 as much as useful. 2 in all senses; vayamapi ca girAmISmahe yAvadarTaM Bh. 3. 30 v. l. — izwaM, -Ipsi taM ind. as much as is desired. — itTaM ind. as much as is necessary. — kAlaM ind. as long as. — janma, -jIvaM, -jIvena ind. for life, throughout life, for the rest of one's life. — pramARa a. as great or big. — balaM ind. to the best of one's power. — BAzita or ukta a. as much as said. — mAtra a. 1 as large, extending as far, of which size or extent; Ku. 2. 33. 2 insignifi cant, trifling, little. — SakyaM , — Sakti ind. as far as possible, to the best of one's power; so yAvatsattvaM .