aparedyus

 

"Aparedyus" (अपरेद्युस्) is an indeclinable Sanskrit adverb meaning

“on the following day” or “the next day,” commonly used in classical

texts such as the Rāmāyaṇa and Nala stories

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Definition and Usage

Part of speech: Indeclinable (adv.)

Meaning: On the following day, another day, or on the day after a referenced

event

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Formation/Etymology: The term is a compound of apare (locative form 

of apara, meaning “the other” or “next”) and dyus (obsolescent genitive 

of div, referring to “day” or “sky”)—thus literally “on the next day”

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It may be considered a karmadharaya compound in Sanskrit grammar.

Classical examples:

Rāmāyaṇa 1, 9, 52: Used to indicate events occurring on the day after the

prior narrative instance.

Nala 13, 35: Similarly used in chronological context for storytelling

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Additional Notes

This word is always adverbial and does not decline for gender, number,

or case.

It is part of a larger group of chronological adverbs like pūrvedyus (“on the 

previous day”) or anyedyus (“on some other day”), which help narrate 

sequences in Sanskrit literature

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Traditional Sanskrit grammarians like Pāṇini reference the form in 

classical works (Aṣṭādhyāyī 5,3,22), confirming its use in scholarly 

and literary texts

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In summary, aparedyus is a classical Sanskrit temporal adverb, widely

used in Hindu epics and ritual texts to indicate the events

of “the following day,” with etymological roots linking it to apara 

(“other/next”) and dyus (“day”)

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