This is, solely from the medal's point of view, an improvement for the 20-year-old from Nashik, who had won a bronze in the 5000 metres at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar in July.
This is the second major medal for the youngster, who was also a medallist at the World School Olympiad.
Kyrgyztan's Daria Maslova won the gold with a timing of 33:19.27 and Jadhav came second best at 33:22.00. Meslova entered the event after competing at the World Athletics Championships in London earlier this month, making the Indian long-distance runner's achievement even more impressive.
For the uninitiated, Sanjivani had initially tried her hand in wrestling and even participated in district-level tournaments before taking the plunge to track and field after coach Vijender Singh convinced her parents.