Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 27 頤 Yí, Nourishment
  3. Line 2
27 頤, line 2

Line 2 六二 yin, divided, of hexagram 27 頤 Yí

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

顛頤，拂經，于丘頤，征凶。

diān yí, fú jīng, yú qiū yí, zhēng xiōng.

The second line, divided, shows one looking downwards for nourishment, which is contrary to what is proper; or seeking it from the height (above), advance towards which will lead to evil. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

六二征凶，行失類也。

liù èr zhēng xiōng, xíng shī lèi yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10643091); the text is public domain, the site's edits CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • English: James Legge, The Yî King, Sacred Books of the East vol. XVI, Oxford 1882 (public domain).
  • Pinyin: Unihan (Unicode License v3) with this site's readings for the classical cases.