1264 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 29

raipa-bheda-vidas tatra
tataf cobhayato datah

tesam bahu-padah sresthas
catus-padas tato dvi-pat

ripa-bheda—distinctions of form; vidah—those who perceive; tatra—
than them; tatah—than them; ca—and; ubhayatah—in both jaws; datah—
those with teeth; tesam—of them; bahu-padah—those who have many legs;
Sresthah—better; catuh-padah—four-legged; tatah—than them; dvi-pat—
two-legged.
TRANSLATION

Better than those living entities who can perceive sound are those who
can distinguish between one form and another. Better than them are those
who have developed upper and lower sets of teeth, and better still are those
who have many legs. Better than them are the quadrupeds, and better still
are the human beings.

PURPORT

It is said that certain birds, such as crows, can distinguish one form from
another. Living entities that have many legs, like the wasp, are better than
plants and grasses, which have no legs. Four-legged animals are better
than many-legged living entities, and better than the animals is the human
being, who has only two legs.

TEXT 31

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tato varnas ca catvaras

tesam brahmana uttamah
brahmanesv api veda-jiio

hy artha-jiio *bhyadhikas tatah

tatah—among them; varnah—classes; ca—and; catvarah—four; tesim—of
them; brahmanah—a brahmana; uttamah—best; brahmanesu—among the
brahmanas; api—moreover; veda—the Vedas; jfiah—one who knows; hi—
certainly ; artha—the purpose; jfiah—one who knows; abhyadhikah—better;
tatah—than him.
