Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 50 鼎 Dǐng, The Cauldron
  3. Line 6
50 鼎, line 6

Line 6 上九 yang, undivided, of hexagram 50 鼎 Dǐng

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

鼎玉鉉,大吉,无不利。

dǐng yù xuàn, dà jí, wú bù lì.

The sixth line, undivided, shows the caldron with rings of jade. There will be great good fortune, and all action taken will be in every way advantageous. (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

玉鉉在上,剛柔節也。

yù xuàn zài shàng, gāng róu jié 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.