Pāli Dictionary

yāvatā

yāvaroottāsuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Synonyms

yāva

Antonyms

tāvatā

general

  • soweit; solange; in dem Maße wie; im Vergleich mit

  • as far as; as long as; to the extent that; in comparison with

  • MN 43

    yāvatā kho, āvuso, appamāṇā cetovimuttiyo, akuppā tāsaṃ cetovimutti aggam'akkhāyati. sā kho pan'ākuppā cetovimutti suññā rāgena, suññā dosena, suññā mohena.

  • AN 5.57

    sa kho so, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako iti paṭisañcikkhati, na kho ahaññ'ev'eko jarādhammo jaraṃ anatīto, atha kho yāvatā sattānaṃ āgati gati cuti upapatti sabbe sattā jarādhammā jaraṃ anatītā'ti.

  • weil; insofern als; aufgrund dessen; wonach

  • because; inasmuch as; due to which; according to which

yāvant

yāvastemvantsuffix

via inflected form yāvatā · instrumental singular / ablative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

yāvatika

general

  • so viele wie; wie viele auch immer; so viel

  • as many as; however many; whatever number or amount

  • Dhp 337

    taṃ vo vadāmi bhaddaṃ vo, yāvant'ettha samāgatā, taṇhāya mūlaṃ khaṇatha, usīr'attho'va bīraṇaṃ, mā vo naḷaṃ'va soto'va, māro bhañji punappunaṃ.

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