यावत् a. (ती f.)(As a correlative of तावत्)
1 As much as, as many as, (यावत् standing for ‘as’ and तावत् for ‘as much or as many’); पुरे तावं- तमेवास्य तनोति रविरातपं । दीर्घिकाकमलो- न्मेषो यावन्मात्रेण साध्यतं Ku. 2. 33; ते तु यावंत एवाजौ तावांश्च ददृशे स तैः R. 12. 45, 17. 17.
2 As great; as large, how great or large यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्व- तः संप्लुतोदके । तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः Bg. 2. 46, 18. 55.
3 All, whole (where the two together have the sense of totality or साकल्य); यावद् दत्तं तावद्भुक्तं G. M. −ind.
1 Used by itself यावत् has the following senses; (a) as far as, for, up to, till; (with acc.); स्तन्यत्य गं यावत्पुत्रयोरंवेक्षस्व U. 7; कियंतमवधिं यावदस्मच्चरितं चित्रकारे- णालिखितं U. 1; सर्पकोटरं यावत् Pt. 1. (b) just, then, in the meantime (donoting an action intended to be done immediately); तद्याबत् गृहिणीमाहूय संगीतकमनुतिष्ठामि S. 1; यावदिमां छायामाश्रित्य प्रतिपाल- यामि Ś. 3. (c) As much as. (d) That, in order that. (e) Even, just.
2 Used correlatively यावत् and तावत् have these senses:-(a) as long as so long as; यावद्बित्तोपार्जन- शक्तस्तावन्निजपरिवारो रक्तः Moha M. 8 (b) as soon as, scarcely-when, no sooner-than; एकस्य दुःखस्य न यावदंतं गच्छामि… तावद्द्वितीयं समुपस्थि- तं मे H. 1. 204; Me. 105; Ku. 3. 72. (c) while, by the time; आश्रम- वासिनो यावदवेक्ष्याहमुपावर्ते तावदार्द्रपृष्ठाः क्रियंतां वाजिनः Ś. 1; often with न when यावन्न is translated by ‘before’; यावदेते सरसो नोत्पतंति तावदेतेभ्यः प्रवृत्तिरवगमयितव्या V. 4. (d) when, as (= यदा); यावदुत्थाय निरीक्षते तावद्धं- सोऽवलोकितः H. 3.
−Comp.
−अंतं,
−अंताय ind. upto the end, to the last.
−अर्थ a. corresponding to requirement, as many as may be required to convey the meaning (said of words); यावदर्थपदां वा मेवमादा य माधवः विरराम Śi. 2. 13. (
−र्थं) ind. 1. as much as useful. −2. in all senses; वयमपि च गिरामीश्महे यावदर्थं Bh. 3. 30 v. l. −इष्टं, −ईप्सि तं ind. as much as is desired.
−इत्थं ind. as much as is necessary.
−कालं ind. as long as. −जन्म, −जीवं, −जीवेन ind. for life, throughout life, for the rest of one's life.
−प्रमाण a. as great or big.
−बलं ind. to the best of one's power.
−भाषित or उक्त a. as much as said.
−मात्र a. 1. as large, extending as far, of which size or extent; Ku. 2. 33. −2. insignifi cant, trifling, little. −शक्यं,
−शक्ति ind. as far as possible, to the best of one's power; so यावत्सत्त्वं.