mandamārutaniśvāsam sighing with gentle winds, sandhyācandanarañjitam reddened with sandalpaste of evening twilight, āpāṇḍujaladam with ash-coloured clouds, ambaram sky, bhāti appears, kāmāturaṅ passionate lover.
'The sky with its gentle winds as its sighs, its ash coloured clouds (suggestive of a pale face) painted with red sandalpaste in the form of glow of twilight appears like a passionate lover.