Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 29 坎 Kǎn, The Pit
  3. Line 6
29 坎, line 6

Line 6 上六 yin, divided, of hexagram 29 坎 Kǎn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

係用徽纆，寘于叢棘，三歲不得，凶。

xì yòng huī mò, zhì yú cóng jí, sān suì bù dé, xiōng.

The topmost line, divided, shows its subject bound with cords of three strands or two strands, and placed in the thicket of thorns. But in three years he does not learn the course for him to pursue. There will be evil. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

上六失道，凶三歲也。

shàng liù shī dào, xiōng sān suì yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646381); 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.