Yarrow Stalks
  1. The 64
  2. 18 蠱 Gǔ, Decay
  3. Line 2
18 蠱, line 2

Line 2 九二 yang, undivided, of hexagram 18 蠱 Gǔ

The line, with Legge

Line statement 爻辭

幹母之蠱，不可貞。

gàn mǔ zhī gǔ, bù kě zhēn.

The second line, undivided, shows (a son) dealing with the troubles caused by his mother. He should not (carry) his firm correctness (to the utmost). (Legge, 1882)

The Image 小象

幹母之蠱，得中道也。

gàn mǔ zhī gǔ, dé zhōng dào yě.

Where this line leads

Sources

  • Chinese text: 周易, 維基文庫, page (revision 2106145); 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.