क्वचित् प्रनृत्तैः क्वचिदुन्नदद्भिः कचिच्च वृक्षाग्रनिष्णकायैः। वनेषु संगीतमिव प्रवृत्तम्॥
kvacit pranṛttaiḥ kvacidunnadadbhiḥ kacicca vṛkṣāgraniṣṇakāyaiḥ| vaneṣu saṃgītamiva pravṛttam||
English Meaning
Sometimes dancing, sometimes setting up loud cries, sometimes placing themselves against the tops of the trees, the peacocks, having beautifully ornamented exteriors, have commenced music in the forest.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)