Jealousy and Envy

Jealousy and envy are not often differentiated in the Sanskrit dictionaries because the people that made them in the late 1800s did not differentiate between these two emotions. I made a clear distinction between jealousy and envy below and I associate Sanskrit words with each. It would be a dissertation itself to look at the actual use of these words within the Sanskrit context to truly differentiate the usage. Below is my conjecture with īrsya being clearly jealousy (not envy) as the Āyurvedic texts consider that it can become a mental disease and western psychology understands the below attributes of jealousy as a treatable issue to be addressed in practice. 

Jealousy -matsara, mātsarya, īrṣya	Envy – spharda, spṛha, asūya, vakradṛṣṭi
Jealousy is fearing a loss of something you already have.	Envy or coveting is desiring something that belongs to someone else.
Upset you might lose something you have, may involve rage and vindictiveness, thinking someone will steal what you have.	Wanting something you don't have. Envy- “I want what you have, how to get it?” Covet- “I want what that which you have!”
Natural goal- protect our most valued bonds Hyper-aroused fight part is grasping, Regret- feelings we may be abandoned, Jealousy- in built, young babies have jealousy, its goal is to protect our most valued bonds.	Natural goal- brain’s Default Mode Network- future planning, past remembering, and comparing- this comparing helps us understand who we are.
Invokes feelings of inadequacy or humiliation- feeling be-littled or done better by someone else, better house, better job. “He might like her more than me.” Problematic when partner is objectified to be possessed, or jealousy is stuck and causing despair- then partner blamed for negative feeling. It makes one minimize others and blocks the ability to celebrate people close to you. Āyurveda- jealousy (īrṣya) can become a mental illness where are person is controlling their partner and doing negative actions fueled by these emotions.	Comparing doesn't make us feel good most of the time. Sanskrit: Sphardhita: rivalry, challenge, effort to surpass another’s achievements, competitive envy Spṛhaṇa- longing for, striving after, generalized envy for something desirable/ appreciated Vakradṛṣṭi- crooked look, envy or jealousy Asūya- discontented, displeased, envy, indignant, wishing ill towards, bearing malice Saṁharṣa- excited/sexual envy
Medicine: Confidence/security and Trust, Accept the ‘not good enough’ feeling is inside. (Sun and Venus)	Medicine: appreciating what we have. see the pain of what you envy. (Jupiter)