यावत्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- যাৱত্ (Assamese script)
- ᬬᬵᬯᬢ᭄ (Balinese script)
- যাবত্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰯𑰪𑰝𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑀸𑀯𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- ယာဝတ် (Burmese script)
- યાવત્ (Gujarati script)
- ਯਾਵਤ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦪꦴꦮꦠ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂨𑂰𑂫𑂞𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಯಾವತ್ (Kannada script)
- យាវត៑ (Khmer script)
- ຍາວຕ຺ (Lao script)
- യാവത് (Malayalam script)
- ᠶᠠ᠊ᠠᠸᠠᢠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘧𑘰𑘪𑘝𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠸᠠᢐ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧇𑧑𑧊𑦽𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑐵𑐰𑐟𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଯାଵତ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢫꢵꢮꢡ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆳𑆮𑆠𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖯𑖪𑖝𑖿 (Siddham script)
- යාවත් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩻𑩛𑩾𑩫 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚣𑚭𑚦𑚙𑚶 (Takri script)
- யாவத் (Tamil script)
- యావత్ (Telugu script)
- ยาวตฺ (Thai script)
- ཡཱ་ཝ་ཏ྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒰𑒫𑒞𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨪𑨊𑨭𑨙𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂wot. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕως (héōs).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /jɑ́ː.ʋɐt/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /jɑː.ʋɐt̪/
Adjective
यावत् • (yā́vat) stem
- as great, as large, as much, as long
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | यावान् (yā́vān) | यावन्तौ (yā́vantau) यावन्ता¹ (yā́vantā¹) |
यावन्तः (yā́vantaḥ) |
| accusative | यावन्तम् (yā́vantam) | यावन्तौ (yā́vantau) यावन्ता¹ (yā́vantā¹) |
यावतः (yā́vataḥ) |
| instrumental | यावता (yā́vatā) | यावद्भ्याम् (yā́vadbhyām) | यावद्भिः (yā́vadbhiḥ) |
| dative | यावते (yā́vate) | यावद्भ्याम् (yā́vadbhyām) | यावद्भ्यः (yā́vadbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | यावतः (yā́vataḥ) | यावद्भ्याम् (yā́vadbhyām) | यावद्भ्यः (yā́vadbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | यावतः (yā́vataḥ) | यावतोः (yā́vatoḥ) | यावताम् (yā́vatām) |
| locative | यावति (yā́vati) | यावतोः (yā́vatoḥ) | यावत्सु (yā́vatsu) |
| vocative | यावन् (yā́van) यावः² (yā́vaḥ²) |
यावन्तौ (yā́vantau) यावन्ता¹ (yā́vantā¹) |
यावन्तः (yā́vantaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Rigvedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | यावती (yā́vatī) | यावत्यौ (yā́vatyau) यावती¹ (yā́vatī¹) |
यावत्यः (yā́vatyaḥ) यावतीः¹ (yā́vatīḥ¹) |
| accusative | यावतीम् (yā́vatīm) | यावत्यौ (yā́vatyau) यावती¹ (yā́vatī¹) |
यावतीः (yā́vatīḥ) |
| instrumental | यावत्या (yā́vatyā) | यावतीभ्याम् (yā́vatībhyām) | यावतीभिः (yā́vatībhiḥ) |
| dative | यावत्यै (yā́vatyai) | यावतीभ्याम् (yā́vatībhyām) | यावतीभ्यः (yā́vatībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | यावत्याः (yā́vatyāḥ) यावत्यै² (yā́vatyai²) |
यावतीभ्याम् (yā́vatībhyām) | यावतीभ्यः (yā́vatībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | यावत्याः (yā́vatyāḥ) यावत्यै² (yā́vatyai²) |
यावत्योः (yā́vatyoḥ) | यावतीनाम् (yā́vatīnām) |
| locative | यावत्याम् (yā́vatyām) | यावत्योः (yā́vatyoḥ) | यावतीषु (yā́vatīṣu) |
| vocative | यावति (yā́vati) | यावत्यौ (yā́vatyau) यावती¹ (yā́vatī¹) |
यावत्यः (yā́vatyaḥ) यावतीः¹ (yā́vatīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | यावत् (yā́vat) | यावती (yā́vatī) | यावन्ति (yā́vanti) |
| accusative | यावत् (yā́vat) | यावती (yā́vatī) | यावन्ति (yā́vanti) |
| instrumental | यावता (yā́vatā) | यावद्भ्याम् (yā́vadbhyām) | यावद्भिः (yā́vadbhiḥ) |
| dative | यावते (yā́vate) | यावद्भ्याम् (yā́vadbhyām) | यावद्भ्यः (yā́vadbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | यावतः (yā́vataḥ) | यावद्भ्याम् (yā́vadbhyām) | यावद्भ्यः (yā́vadbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | यावतः (yā́vataḥ) | यावतोः (yā́vatoḥ) | यावताम् (yā́vatām) |
| locative | यावति (yā́vati) | यावतोः (yā́vatoḥ) | यावत्सु (yā́vatsu) |
| vocative | यावत् (yā́vat) | यावती (yā́vatī) | यावन्ति (yā́vanti) |
Adverb
यावत् • (yā́vat)
- until, up to
- Kulārṇava Tantra:
- पीत्वा पीत्वा पुनः पीत्वा यावत् पतति भूतले ।
उत्थाय च पुनः पीत्वा पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते ॥- pītvā pītvā punaḥ pītvā yāvat patati bhūtale.
utthāya ca punaḥ pītvā punarjanma na vidyate. - Having drunk and drunk, and again having drunk until he falls on the ground;
having drunk again after getting up, he knows not rebirth [gets liberated].
- pītvā pītvā punaḥ pītvā yāvat patati bhūtale.
- पीत्वा पीत्वा पुनः पीत्वा यावत् पतति भूतले ।
- while
Conjunction
यावत् • (yā́vat)
Descendants
- Old Marathi: 𑘕𑘹𑘪𑘛 (jevaḍha)
- Marathi: जेवढे (jevḍhe)
- → Kannada: ಯಾವತ್ತು (yāvattu), ಯಾವತ್ತೂ (yāvattū)
- → Malayalam: യാവൽ (yāval)
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “यावत्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “yā́vant”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
- Monier Williams (1899) “यावत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 852, column 1.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “yāvat”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.