apare dyus

 

apare dyus means “on the following day” or

“the next day”, used as an adverb in classical 

Sanskrit.

Core Meaning

The term aparedyus / apare-dyus अपरे द्युस्  is consistently defined

as an adverb meaning “on the following day” in Sanskrit dictionaries 

and textual references 

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. It is the temporal opposite of pūrvedyus, which means 

“the day before”

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Grammatical Breakdown

According to the detailed etymological notes

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• apare — an old locative form of apara (“later, following, next”)
• dyus — an old genitive of div (“day”)
• Together: apare + dyus → aparedyus, literally “on the later day.”

Some sources describe it as a karmadhāraya compound (a descriptive

compound) combining these two elements

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Usage in Sanskrit Literature

The term appears in several classical works, including:

• Rāmāyaṇa 1.9.52 — used to indicate an event occurring “the next day”

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• Nala / Nalopākhyāna 13.14 & 13.35 — used both adverbially and 
• substantively (as a locative form meaning “when the next day arrived”)

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• Manu-smṛti 3.187 — appears in ritual contexts describing actions 
• performed “on the day before or the day after”

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Related Temporal Terms

The dictionaries list several related expressions that help place apare dyus 

in Sanskrit’s structured system of time words:

• pūrvedyus — “the day before, yesterday”

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• uttaredyus — “the day after” (a near-synonym)
• anyedyus — “another day” (general)
• anyatare dyus — “on either of two days” (from a related entry)

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Summary

apare dyus (aparedyus) is a classical Sanskrit adverb meaning 

“on the following day”, formed from older case forms of apara (“later”)

and dyus (“day”), and used widely in epic, ritual, and grammatical texts.