And in the groves of creepers they beheld those joyful-wood-loving peacocks with their mates, maddened with an excess of animal propensity caused by the sound of the clouds resembling the trumpet-notes, sportive and drowsy with lust, dancing with their gorgeous tails out spread and warbling forth sweet and melodious notes. Some of the peacocks, seated on the Kutaja trees densely carpeted with creepers, were sporting with their sweet hearts; some, seated on the boughs of the Kutaja trees and proud of their splendid tails spread out looked like so many crowns worn by the trees; and some seated in the holes of trees looked exceedingly beautiful.