Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 3 屯 Zhūn, Sprouting
  3. Line 3
3 屯, line 3

Line 3 六三 yin, divided, of hexagram 3 屯 Zhūn

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

即鹿无虞，惟入于林中，君子幾不如舍，往吝。

jí lù wú yú, wéi rù yú lín zhōng, jūn zǐ jǐ bù rú shě, wǎng lìn.

The third line, divided, shows one following the deer without (the guidance of) the forester, and only finding himself in the midst of the forest. The superior man, acquainted with the secret risks, thinks it better to give up the chase. If he went forward, he would regret it. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

即鹿无虞，以從禽也。君子舍之，往吝窮也。

jí lù wú yú, yǐ cóng qín yě. jūn zǐ shě zhī, wǎng lìn qióng yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10643482); 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.