Brihat Samhita
सलिलमये शशिनि रवेर्दीधितयो मूर्छितास्तमो नैशम् । क्षपयन्ति दर्पणौदर निहिता इव मन्दिरस्यान्तः ॥ ४-०२ ॥
The rays of the sun falling on the watery moon remove the darkness of the night (on Earth) just in the same way as light reflected from a mirror (placed in the sun) removes the darkness (from) within a room.
english translation
salilamaye zazini raverdIdhitayo mUrchitAstamo naizam । kSapayanti darpaNaudara nihitA iva mandirasyAntaH ॥ 4-02 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript