Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 50 鼎 Dǐng, The Cauldron
  3. Line 1
50 鼎, line 1

Line 1 初六 yin, divided, of hexagram 50 鼎 Dǐng

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

鼎顛趾，利出否，得妾以其子，无咎。

dǐng diān zhǐ, lì chū pǐ, dé qiè yǐ qí zǐ, wú jiù.

The first line, divided, shows the caldron overthrown and its feet turned up. (But) there will be advantage in its getting rid of what was bad in it. (Or it shows us) the concubine (whose position is improved) by means of her son. There will be no error. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

鼎顛趾，未悖也。利出否，以從貴也。

dǐng diān zhǐ, wèi bèi yě. lì chū pǐ, yǐ cóng guì yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 10647086); 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.