Simhasanadvatrimshika 4.9

4.9

candraḥ kṣayī prakṛtivakratanur kalaṃkī
doṣākaraḥ sphurati mitravipattikāle;
mūrdhnā tathā 'pi satataṃ dhriyate harena;
nai 'vā 'śriteṣu mahatāṃ guṇadoṣacintā. || 9 ||

The moon wanes, is bent by nature, bears a spot,
and is a mine of flaws, shining at the destruction of his friend [the sun];
yet he is ever held upon his head by Hara;
among the great there is no reckoning of merits and faults in their dependants. || 9