Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 40 解 Xiè, Release
  3. Line 6
40 解, line 6

Line 6 上六 yin, divided, of hexagram 40 解 Xiè

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

公用射隼，于高墉之上，獲之，无不利。

gōng yòng shè sǔn, yú gāo yōng zhī shàng, huò zhī, wú bù lì.

In the sixth line, divided, we see a feudal prince (with his bow) shooting at a falcon on the top of a high wall, and hitting it. (The effect of his action) will be in every way advantageous. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

公用射隼，以解悖也。

gōng yòng shè sǔn, yǐ xiè bèi yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10646666); 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.