योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-38

परोत्कर्षासहिष्णुत्वं स्पर्धा चैव समैश्च तैः ।
कनिष्ठेषु च संतोषो यावत्पुण्यक्षयो भवेत् ॥ ३८ ॥

parotkarṣāsahiṣṇutvaṃ spardhā caiva samaiśca taiḥ ,
kaniṣṭheṣu ca saṃtoṣo yāvatpuṇyakṣayo bhavet 38

38. parotkarṣāsahiṣṇutvam spardhā ca eva samaiḥ ca taiḥ
kaniṣṭheṣu ca saṃtoṣaḥ yāvat puṇyakṣayaḥ bhavet

38. Intolerance of others' superiority, rivalry with equals, and contentment among inferiors — these conditions persist until one's merit is exhausted.

Words meanings summery:

• परोत्कर्षासहिष्णुत्वम् (parotkarṣāsahiṣṇutvam) - intolerance of others' superiority

• स्पर्धा (spardhā) - rivalry (rivalry, competition, emulation)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)

• समैः (samaiḥ) - with equals (with equals, by equals)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तैः (taiḥ) - with them (the equals) (with them, by them)

• कनिष्ठेषु (kaniṣṭheṣu) - among inferiors (among the youngest, among the lowest, towards inferiors)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संतोषः (saṁtoṣaḥ) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

• यावत् (yāvat) - until, as long as (as long as, until, as much as)

• पुण्यक्षयः (puṇyakṣayaḥ) - exhaustion of merit (exhaustion of merit, decay of good deeds)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - happens, may occur (may be, should be, happens)

Words meanings and morphology

परोत्कर्षासहिष्णुत्वम् (parotkarṣāsahiṣṇutvam) - intolerance of others' superiority

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parotkarṣāsahiṣṇutva

parotkarṣāsahiṣṇutva - intolerance of others' superiority, envy, jealousy of another's excellence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+utkarṣa+asahiṣṇutva)

• para – other, another
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• utkarṣa – superiority, excellence, increase
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: kṛṣ
• asahiṣṇutva – intolerance, impatience, inability to bear
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √sah (to bear) with suffix -iṣṇu and abstract noun suffix -tva, and negation prefix 'a-'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: sah

स्पर्धा (spardhā) - rivalry (rivalry, competition, emulation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of spardhā

spardhā - rivalry, competition, emulation, contention

From √spardh

Root: spardh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

समैः (samaiḥ) - with equals (with equals, by equals)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sama

sama - equal, same, similar, like

Note: Acts as a substantive here.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - with them (the equals) (with them, by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to samaiḥ.

कनिष्ठेषु (kaniṣṭheṣu) - among inferiors (among the youngest, among the lowest, towards inferiors)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of kaniṣṭha

kaniṣṭha - youngest, smallest, lowest, least

Superlative degree of yuvan (young)

Note: Acts as a substantive here.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संतोषः (saṁtoṣaḥ) - contentment (contentment, satisfaction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃtoṣa

saṁtoṣa - contentment, satisfaction, gratification

From √tuṣ (to be pleased) with prefix saṃ

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

यावत् (yāvat) - until, as long as (as long as, until, as much as)

(indeclinable)

पुण्यक्षयः (puṇyakṣayaḥ) - exhaustion of merit (exhaustion of merit, decay of good deeds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyakṣaya

puṇyakṣaya - exhaustion of merit, decay of good deeds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+kṣaya)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• kṣaya – exhaustion, destruction, decline
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṣi
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - happens, may occur (may be, should be, happens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Active

3rd person singular optative active of √bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)